international braille tables, the ability to filter
colors on the Mac to easily differentiate areas
of confusion, the ability to tint your entire
screen using a color of your choice, simplified
keyboard navigation that requires less drilling
into unique focus groups, Siri for VoiceOver and
Speech (which offers a more natural-sounding
experience), word and emoji suggestions, rich
text editing, the ability to add custom words,
on-device processing, and more accurate
dictation when compared with previous releases
of macOS. All in all, macOS Catalina will be a
bumper release that will have a major impact on
productivity and ease of use, making the Mac
even greater for everyone, regardless of their
physical ability.
MOUSE SUPPORT AND MORE ON iOS
Whilst mouse support on iPad has been a long-
awaited feature in the developer community
for productivity reasons, Apple has decided
to introduce mouse support for the first time
as an accessibility feature, allowing users to
connect a USB mouse to their iPad or iPhone. It
is not a standard feature - instead, it’s available
as an extension of the AssistiveTouch feature
already available on the iPad and iPhone,
designed for users with physical motor delays
who can’t easily interact with the touchscreen
itself. Apple hasn’t offered a list of Bluetooth
and USB mice that are compatible just yet,
although developers revealed that it will work
with Apple’s Magic Trackpad.
It’s important to note that the new feature
does not work in the same way as a cursor as a
primary input method - instead, pointer support
Image: Concept by Guilherme Martins Schsiepen