A wave of software and hardware innovations is helping people with disabilities better operate their smartphones.
Technology for people with disabilities | Jeff Paradee | TEDxLSSC
The latest Android 12 beta has a feature that lets you control your Android phone using different facial expressions. The technology could help people who have difficulty using their hands.
“Without built-in accessibility features for people with disabilities, they can't interact with smartphones seamlessly,” Meenakshi Das, a Microsoft software engineer and disability advocate, told Lifewire in an email interview.
"Take the example of a person who is blind. Smartphones are inherently visual. However, software such as screen readers that convert text on the screen to audio output or braille make it accessible for blind users to use smartphones."
