A brief description on some of the accessibility features apple has to offer with their devices. When asking around find many people not aware of the “Accessibility tips and tricks” by Apple on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The accessibility features that are built into the devices contains Guided Access, VoiceOver, and Assistive Touch. These features can help students with impaired vision and or blind, impaired hearing and or deaf.
Google’s Android continues to develop on accessibility for its platform. At the moment Google uses their built in screen reader, TalkBack, for users with visual impairments and the blind. Now, there is another screen reader on the Play Store market that provides more built in functionality and different modes based on visual disability.
Kelvin Henry of Queensborough Community College is bringing a change to the lives of people with disabilities. His clothing line, Kmatikz, would make it easier for people with disabilities to get dressed.
Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364 Phone (718) 281-5014
