The Tech Industry Accessibility Related Products and Launch’s Last Week for GAAD

 

Very impress by both what Apple, and Google in particular announced.

Remember these feature announcements are coming in the next several months.

 

https://www.engadget.com/the-tech-industrys-accessibility-related-products-and-launches-this-week-130022115.html?src=rss&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAItHf3ac-H0PDfsNfNM_BY_F93R8atQBdXqtkoRpg-anTpYPOhbvxFOOvHpusD4Fn3sRtvF0mMJhQe16NSbEpgiQKTLooWWVnf8AfshcmoU67xAIOv8aqmnbXFf1K_aokbyZEl9XKr9mbUvnt6LMeRej2_Yx7PVbC6sZsQFDtZNs

 

 

Apple Releases Tap to Pay with physical card/pin on iPhone In Australia

 

Allows people who are blind or low vision to independently enter their pin when required on a merchants iPhone. Really does work extremely well.

The app also works with Voiceover if the Merchant is blind or low vision themselves.

 

https://www.apple.com/au/newsroom/2023/05/apple-introduces-tap-to-pay-on-iphone-in-australia/

 

 

Podcast of Exploring Apple Pay “Tap to Pay” when using a Physical Credit Card

 

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-jingw-140e688?utm_campaign=admin_episode&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=episode_share

 

Just Received my Replacement Westpac Credit card, and What a Surprise

 

It now has a cut out on one end where you put it into an ATM, and Braille on the other end.

Be interesting to find out if other credit card folks too a similar thing.

I would encourage folks to find out.

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