Apple’s 16 May preview promises accessibility updates later this year. Personal Voice will synthesize a user’s voice from 15 minutes of recordings using on-device machine learning. It’s planned in English.
Live Speech speaks typed words during calls or conversations. Assistive Access simplifies apps for people with cognitive disabilities.
Point and Speak reads text as users point, combining camera, LiDAR and machine learning. Apple’s example is a microwave keypad.
Apple’s May 2022 preview described Door Detection combining camera and LiDAR input in Magnifier’s Detection Mode to read entrance details and nearby signs.
Point and Speak continues that LiDAR requirement while shifting from recognizing entrances to selecting controls.
Photo: Apple logo on an iMac. © Håkan Dahlström, 2010 (CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons). Resized and cropped.
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