Independent reading: Physical Accessibility of Touchscreen Smartphones.:The IOS IPhone,IPad

Link: http://www.apple.com/hk/en/accessibility/ios/

The IPhone cell phone was one of the first modern phones to demonstrate the usage of the properties of the effective use of physical control. This article demonstrate all the properties of the IPhone in its entirety. The IPhone has a variety of accessibilities that are structured for users with disabilities. The IOS that are built into the IPhone hand these target users a wide range of assistive functions. For example, the blind can utilize the function Voice Over an advance screen reader and Siri that can assist in every aspect of the usability of the smartphone or IPad. It takes dictation, read maps, calendars and send text as well as gives directions. It also has braille for display for IOS. Other functionalities offered affordance to other users in respect to Zooming, text and color display. The touch screen is seamless and smooth. Tabs and buttons gives users the option to decrease Volume or turn the phone off or on. I am a little disappointed that the IPhone didn’t continue in its innovations at a pace I envisioned. The design of the IPhone and other IOS devices are however, inspiring that motivate me to becoming a designer of smart devices.

Skills:

Programmer
Hardware Engineer/Designer
Graphic Designer
Test Engineer

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