Introduction and Learning Objective

Introduction

I enjoy helping others get more from their technology than they realize is possible. Apple has historically done a great job in many ways making hardware and software more accessible for differently-abled users. With the pandemic, new challenges have arisen: with physical and social distancing having been the norm for the past fifteen months, how can a person with low- or no-vision maintain their personal space if they are unable to see others in proximity?

In concert with upcoming audio and video components, this infographic offers a brief tutorial to give the learner (or an interested companion) a primer for turning on the People Detection (Social Distance) feature of Apple the Accessibility Settings.

Learning Objective

Project One Key Learning Objective: The user of an Apple iPhone 12 Pro or iPhone 12 Pro Max and iOS 14.2 or better will successfully set up and turn on the People Detection feature at least once without assistance.

Original File Links & Licensing

All Images Below were Captured & Used by the Author:

Detect People Around You Using Magnifier on iPhone

Project Files

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. No third-party images or artifacts are used in this graphic.

Techniques

Design Elements

• Contrast: higher saturation and contrast on iPhone graphic and black text on lighter background geared for low-vision readers

• Repetition: headline weight & size repeated among 3 elements; all graphic objects have rounded corners; blue bullet points match blue box around Settings

• Alignment: text left justified to image; all items aligned along bottom edge of infographic

• Proximity: items in each of three sets visually grouped; three images at graphic's bottom edge near each other, follow natural left to right reading

Reflection

This graphic was harder than I anticipated it would be for a few reasons. Accessibility and technology is a new idea for lots of people, so not every user is overly familiar with what her device is capable of. On top of that, the topic could be complicated to share out to folks who have a hard time seeing the (literal!) fine print. Also, there are a lot of technical details that-- if missed or followed incorrectly-- could cause tremendous frustration. There are also only so many ways to paraphrase the directions that Apple offers support seekers on its website, so I am concerned about the appearance of plagerism. I am not sure what I might choose to do differently next time; I think the success of the infographic here is somewhat dependent on how I choose to bundle it with the audio and video projects. Regardless, this is an accurate reflection of effort on my part, and a solid baseline from which to begin improving.