Recently, tech giant Apple announced that it’s planning to roll out a host of new accessibility features this year.
Some of these features include a magnifier tool for Mac computers, which will function similar to the one you find on your iPhone. Another is live captions for the Apple Watch, which will allow you to transcribe audio in real time.
Then there’s brain control accessibility, a feature so futuristic that tech expert Omar Gallaga joined Texas Standard to explain how it works.
Highlights from the segment:
– Apple is working with New York-based Synchron to create a standard that will allow brain-controlled accessibility for devices like iPhones and the Vision Pro. This standard is expected to be available to developers later this year.
– The Stentrode, implanted in the brain, can translate brain signals into actions on devices. It has already been tested by an ALS patient to control the Vision Pro.
– Experts say that mainstream adoption for people with severe disabilities will take time and that companies should continue focusing on accessible design in the meantime.
