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How Apple’s technology helps someone who is quadriplegic – and how it doesn’t

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<p>Apple <a aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)" href="https://9to5mac.com/2020/07/27/apples-accessibility-director-highlights-how-the-company-values-inclusion-in-its-products/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">takes great pride[/url] in its <a aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)" href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/accessibility/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Accessibility[/url] features, <a href="https://www.apple.com/uk/accessibility/" target="_blank" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)" rel="noreferrer noopener">promotes them heavily[/url], and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/11/05/apple-eleanor-roosevelt-award/" target="_blank" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)" rel="noreferrer noopener">has[/url] won <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2015/05/06/american-foundation-for-the-blind-apple-voiceover/" target="_blank" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)" rel="noreferrer noopener">awards[/url] for them. For someone living with a disability, the right technology can <a aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)" href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/05/29/iphone-blind-users/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">literally be life-changing[/url]. Apple’s technology helps many people live a more independent life.</p>
<p>There is, though, still room for improvement. To better understand the differences Apple technology makes, and the gaps that still exist, I interviewed Colin Hughes, a 55-year-old Brit who has severe muscular dystrophy – a muscle-wasting disease which leaves him effectively quadriplegic, unable to use either arms or legs …</p>
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