Accessibility

One of the Wireless Tech Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) projects is to explore various mainstream SmartTech devices and evaluate how inclusive and accessible they are based on our own research. In fact, we recently completed work on an upcoming presentation about the new augmented reality Apple Vision Pro. In her latest video for Show Me the Science, LLC, Dr. Julie Faieta examines the accessibility features of the new Vision Pro focusing on ‘dwell control.’

For Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple announces new accessibility features, including Eye Tracking, Music Haptics, and Vocal Shortcuts. These features are crucial to our work on Smart Tech for Paralysis Care and for ALL people living with a disability.

Today many essential services are delivered primarily or exclusively online however if accessibility of those services is not maintained when it's becomes digital then it really does become a barrier instead of an opportunity. Two rules that advanced digital accessibility and inclusion across sectors were announced at a White House briefing on Global Accessibility Awareness Day.