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Apple Unveils Accessibility Tools Allowing Users to Create Custom Voices and Simplified Interfaces

  • Apple previewed new software features for cognitive, vision, speech, and mobility accessibility to be available later this year on iPhone, iPad, and Mac for some features.
  • The features include Assistive Access, Live Speech, Personal Voice, and Detection Mode.
  • Assistive Access provides a simplified interface for users with cognitive disabilities.
  • Personal Voice allows users to record their voice to create a synthesized voice that sounds like them.
  • Live Speech lets people type what they want to say so that it can be spoken aloud, and Voice Control will incorporate phonetic text editing.
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