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Logo of audio descriptions" a speech bubble graphic with "AD" inside. Next to the speech bubble, there is the text: "TV narration for people with sigh problems" in black, sans-serif font.

Audio descriptions can be added to video content, which provide brief descriptions of what is happening on screen. This can help individuals with visual or cognitive impairments better understand video content.

A refreshable braille display connected to an tablet wirelessly.

 Allows a Braille user to utilize their separate Braille device as a keyboard and/or display for their computer or mobile device.

Stereo sound being mixed and delivered to one ear.

Stereo sound can be "mixed down" to monophonic sound so that all of the information (except the spatial distribution) is provided to both ears.

Side-by-side comparison of two cellphone screens with normal color and inverted color.

Some people with low vision find light text on a black background and other color inversions to be more accessible than black text on a white background.

Sound wave of virtual assistant "listening" to the user.

Virtual assistants can generally set alarms, answer questions by querying information online, open applications and do other device-specific tasks.

A person talking to a microphone and an arrow pointing to a document icon.

iOS, macOS, and Windows devices/computers have the ability to convert spoken language to text and allow users to dictate and control their devices via voice commands.

Screenshot of a web page in Safari browser that is using Reader Mode.

Safari Reader is a feature of the Safari Browser that presents web content in a readable format without distractors that may limit the attention of the reader.

Automator logo

Automator is an application developed by Apple for OS X that implements point-and-click (or drag and drop) creation of workflows for automating repetitive tasks into batches for quicker alteration, thus saving time and effort over human intervention to manually change each file separately.

quickeys software packaging

With QuicKeys you can automate common things you do all the time. You can automate your computer in two ways: Abbreviations and Shortcuts. Abbreviations, which are new in QuicKeys 4, are words you type into a document that are then automatically replaced by QuicKeys with longer text. Shortcuts are collections of one or more steps that perform specific tasks on your computer. Make a New Record Shortcuts are the main way you automate your computer using QuicKeys.  You can edit your recorded Shortcuts later if you want to have them do something different. 

Screenshot of menu of clipboard shortcuts.

A closed-source commercial macOS-based application that allows the automation of routine functions, such as navigating running applications, opening documents, typing text, expanding abbreviations, etc.