Two iPhones 16e shown on their side in white, floating in a white void. Image courtesy Apple.

iOS and iPadOS 18.4 add Braille and VoiceOver features for all devices

Apple Intelligence may be the headlines you’ll see for iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4. But any device that can run iOS/iPadOS 18 also gets new accessibility features for blind and limited vision users.

Flufs metering running in real-time in two display modes, one with vertical meters and histogram, one with a spectral view, gold on black background.

Flufs, powerful loudness analysis tool, is designed for accessibility

Flufs is the loudness meter and analysis tool for Ableton Live (Max for Live) you’ve always wanted. But more than that, it’s designed to be accessible to blind, low vision, and sighted users alike. And if that’s interesting to you, there are more developer tools on the way.

Peter Kirn - March 5, 2025

Ableton Move is a hit for blind and low vision users; more like this, please

Ableton Move’s screen reader support is still getting rave reviews from blind and low-vision users, even though it’s not officially documented. Here’s more about how it works and more about what’s left to do – and an appeal to the entire industry to add more accessibility features.

Peter Kirn - February 10, 2025

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