dai11y 22/12/2020

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iPhones can now automatically recognize and label buttons and UI features for blind users

  • iOS 14 has a new feature, “Screen Recognition”, which is built into VoiceOver. It uses AI to detect interactable elements on the screen, even when such elements aren’t properly labelled / exposed to assistive technology. It has the potential to allow blind users to use apps that are otherwise inaccessible.
  • I highly recommend this GadgetHacks article which goes into more detail on the feature and includes screenshots demonstrating how to enable it.
  • I haven’t had a chance to try out the feature myself yet, but it looks as though you first enable the feature, then ‘opt in’ to the feature on individual apps. I don’t yet know whether that means it would work on browsers such as Safari and Chrome. If it does, this could be a game changer, as it might allow the user to navigate previously inaccessible websites.

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