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Title: WWDC 2017 Wish List: 4 accessibility features Apple needs to add to iOS and macOS
Post by: HCK on May 26, 2017, 04:05:12 pm
WWDC 2017 Wish List: 4 accessibility features Apple needs to add to iOS and macOS

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<p>Jason Snell said it best when he wrote (http://www.imore.com/un-conventional-how-wwdc-became-heart-apple-worlds-calendar) that WWDC is “the heart of the Apple world’s calendar.”</p><p>Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/) is particularly special for me because it’s the event where, as a person with disabilities, I get to see what lies ahead for the accessibility of Apple’s four software platforms. The company has put considerable energy in the last few years into making accessibility (http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/14/wwdc-puts-accessibility-on-the-radar-for-developers/) a focal point (https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/26/accessibility-was-all-around-this-years-wwdc/) of the conference—from sessions on new APIs to labs to social get-togethers, Apple has gone all out during the week to show that, yes, supporting accessibility is a top priority in Cupertino at the highest levels (https://www.macstories.net/news/tim-cook-interviewed-for-global-accessibility-awareness-day/).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3197757/software/wwdc-2017-wish-list-4-accessibility-features-apple-needs-to-add-to-ios-and-macos.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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