Steven Aquino
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Pro Surfer And Disability Advocate Liv Stone Talks Disability Inclusion, Social Media Study In Adobe Q&A
The interview with Stone coincides with a study the San-Jose based company conducted a few months ago, the results of which are being publicly released today. → Read More
MrBeast’s blindness video puts systemic ableism on display
Disabilities need no cure. Disabled people are not freaks. Disability isn’t a bad word. You can learn a lot from us. → Read More
Apple Honors This Year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day By Previewing ‘Innovative’ New Assistive Technologies
In keeping with tradition, Apple on Tuesday published a press release ahead of this Thursday’s GAAD in which they announced a slew of accessibility-oriented software features for the disabled community. → Read More
Google’s Project Relate App Promises To Help Improve Communication For People With Speech Impairments
In a blog post published last week, Google AI product manager Julie Cattiau announced one of the company’s latest efforts to come out of its “Inventors at Google” initiative. → Read More
A Smattering Of Thoughts Regarding This Week’s ‘Unleashed’ Apple Event
As with everything that comes out of Apple Park, disabled customers have much to ruminate over as they ponder whether the new MacBook Pro and/or AirPods, for example, might be for them. → Read More
Apple Marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021 With ‘Powerful Software Updates’ For Disabled People
Keeping with tradition, Apple this week celebrated Global Accessibility Day yet again this year by announcing a bevy of new accessibility features and services for customers with disabilities. → Read More
The Chromecast With Google TV Makes Watching Television More Accessible In More Ways Than One
Priced at $50, it is ostensibly competing with Amazon’s Fire Stick line and Roku sticks; you could buy four Google TVs for the cost of one Apple TV. → Read More
Why Unlocking Your iPhone with Apple Watch Matters For Accessibility
The media and Apple have rightfully positioned Face Unlock as a feature of convenience—with the world wearing masks every day for over a year, unlocking one’s iPhone can be tediously annoying because Face ID can’t recognize a covered face. → Read More
Warner Music Takes A Novel Approach To Speech Therapy With Apple Music-Exclusive ‘Saylists’
In a press release published Thursday, Warner Music and Accenture Interactive announced “saylists,” new playlists exclusive to Apple Music that are designed to “the speech therapy experience for young people through the power of music and technology.” → Read More
Apple’s HomePod May Soon Be Gone, But Its Accessibility Appeal Endures
After nearly four years, Apple on Friday discontinued the full-sized, original HomePod. First reported by TechCrunch’s Matthew Panzarino, the company said in a statement it instead will shift gears to “our efforts on HomePod mini.” → Read More
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The Magic Band Of Money: How Purewrist Makes Contactless Payments Accessible To All
The easiest way to understand Palliparambil’s product is to think of it like the ever-popular Magic Bands Disney uses at Walt Disney World in Florida. These clever bands allow park visitors to enter rides, make purchases, and more—all from their wrist. → Read More
How Children’s Media Network Moonbug Delivers Developmentally Appropriate, Accessible Content To All Children, All Over The World
Moonbug has over 550 hours of content, localized in 26 languages, that can be found on nearly all the streaming video heavyweights: Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube. → Read More
Apple Watch Series 6 Review: It Literally Shines Brighter Than Any Apple Watch Ever Has Before
After three years of successive seminal moments—Series 3 added cellular, Series 4 brought with it the device’s first redesign in its short history, and Series 5 introduced the always-on display—Series 6 is somewhat of a ho-hum release with the oximeter and new aluminum finishes. → Read More
New Accessibility Features In iOS 14 Are Alluding More Than Ever To Apple’s Next Big Thing
As time creeps ever closer to the reveal of a so-called “Apple Glass” running “rOS” lurking behind Cupertino’s curtain, it’s noteworthy that the biggest clues thus far come from an unlikely-yet-not-insignificant source: Accessibility. → Read More
For iPad, Accessibility Gives 'It's Just a Big iPhone' New Meaning
Perhaps the most common complaint hurled against the iPad over its first decade of life is that it‘s little more than a bigger iPhone. At a fundamental level, the criticism is certainly valid: by and large, the iPad runs the same software as the iPhone. The penchant for bemoaning this bigness emanates from discontentment over → Read More
AirPods Pro Takes Accessible Earbuds to the Next Level
I've been testing AirPods Pro for a couple of weeks now and can say with conviction that I love them. → Read More
Apple Watch Series 5’s banner feature needs to be turned up to 11 –
Steven Aquino Contributor Share on Twitter Steven Aquino is a freelance tech writer and iOS accessibility expert. More posts by this contributor Apple puts accessibility features front and center Apple’s global accessibility head on the company’s new features for iOS 13 and macOS Catalina Reviewing Apple Watch Series 5 is not hard. It is so […] → Read More
iPhone 11 Pro is the most accessible iPhone yet –
Last year’s iPhone was an outlier for me. Although I reviewed the then-new iPhone XS line, the model I ultimately chose for myself was the “lesser” iPhone XR. I chose it mostly for aesthetic reasons. As much as I appreciated its well-rounded technical merits, I was downright giddy at the notion I could have an […] → Read More
My Three Accessibility Takeaways From This Week's iPhone Event
Apple puts accessibility at the forefront of its values. At the September event, Apple had some wins and some misses, in terms of accessibility. These are my thoughts. → Read More