Apple

Apple iOS / Macintosh OS

General Information: Apple Computers

    • Apple Accessibility http://www.apple.com/accessibility/

Apple Operating Systems

Apple Macintosh OS X

    • Apple OS X. "Designed with your abilities in mind" http://www.apple.com/accessibility/osx/

Apple iOS

    • Apple iOS. "A wide range of features for a wide range of needs" http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/

    • iOS 8 Accessibility Features Delivers in the Details http://www.interactiveaccessibility.com/blog/ios-8-accessibility-features-delivers-details#.V-FMj4-cG1g

    • Accessibility on iPad (and other IOS) [Bradley Lands] (YouTube, Oct 2013, 3:38) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiG9yMKaszk

Specific Built-in Features

Accessibility Shortcuts [Command-F5]

VoiceOver

built-in screen reader

  • VoiceOver "VoiceOver is a gesture-based screen reader ... With VoiceOver enabled, just triple-click the Home button to access it wherever you are in iOS. Hear a description of everything happening on your screen, from battery level to who’s calling to which app your finger’s on. You can adjust the speaking rate and pitch to suit you." (from VoiceOver for iOS http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/voiceover/ )

    • VoiceOver for iOS http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/voiceover/

    • VoiceOver for iOS X http://www.apple.com/accessibility/osx/voiceover/

    • VoiceOver Getting Started https://www.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/

    • Using VoiceOver to Evaluate Web Accessibility [WebAIM] http://webaim.org/articles/voiceover/

    • Using VoiceOver to Evaluate Web Accessibility [WebAIM] http://webaim.org/articles/voiceover/

    • Appendix A. Commands and Gestures https://www.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/_1131.html

    • VoiceOver for Mac: Navigation commands for VoiceOver https://support.apple.com/kb/PH22497?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

    • VoiceOver Makes Apple Devices More Accessible Than Ever http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/voiceover-makes-apple-devices-accessible-ever/

    • iOS & Android Screen Reader Gesture Reference Cheatsheet [VoiceOver for iOS and TalkBack for Android] http://www.interactiveaccessibility.com/blog/mobile-screen-reader-gestures#.V0SSQI-cEdU Evaluate Materials Using a Screen Reader

Dictation

built in Macintosh Voice Recognition

    • Use your voice to enter text on your Mac https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202584

    • Mac Basics: Dictation lets you speak text instead of typing https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5449

    • Dictation lets you talk where you would type http://mac.appstorm.net/reviews/os-x-reviews/everything-you-need-to-know-about-dictation-in-os-x-mavericks/

Speech

Zoom, Display

Captions

Audio

Interacting Features (Keyboard, Mouse/Trackpad, etc)