‘Closed door 7 feet away’: Apple's new accessibility features can tell visually impaired people when a door is close and read out any signs near it. — dpa
Apple is to introduce a new set of accessibility tools to its devices to aid those with disabilities, including a door detection tool which uses sensors in an iPhone or iPad to help those with sight problems find their way when arriving at a new location.
The suite of new software features will be introduced later this year, the technology giant confirmed.
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