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Welcome to AppleVis

AppleVis is the premier online resource for blind, DeafBlind, and low vision users of Apple technologies. A Be My Eyes company, our mission is to empower people who are blind, DeafBlind, or who have low vision to get the most from Apple products and services. With an active, engaged user base and a vast collective understanding of vision accessibility on Apple's platforms, members of the AppleVis community support each other in accessing the maximum potential of Apple hardware, software, and services.

Getting Started With iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch

Getting started with a new Apple product can be overwhelming. We offer curated lists of selected content from our website to help you familiarize yourself with the accessibility features of your device and answer many of your initial questions. Whether you are new to Apple or an experienced user, these lists will provide valuable information to help you start using your device right away or build on your existing knowledge.

  • Getting started with iPhone or iPad
  • Getting started with Mac
  • Getting started with Apple Watch

These lists offer just a sample of the wide range of help and information available on AppleVis. They are intended to provide a starting point for learning about your new Apple product, but there is much more to discover. We encourage you to explore the rest of the website, take advantage of the community support and resources available, and continue to learn as you use your device.

Also be sure to browse our iOS & iPadOS, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV App Directories, in which you will find information submitted by our community on the accessibility of thousands of applications.

If you are looking for iOS and iPadOS apps which have been developed specifically for blind, DeafBlind, or low vision users and which will help you in your daily life, you can find our list of these here.

Latest Apple Posts And Updates

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Forum Topic (Apple Beta Releases) by AppleVis
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Announcing the first public beta of Runa TTS for iOS: bringing the high quality, natural sounding voices from ReadSpeaker to VoiceOver and other apps that rely on Apple's speech synthesis API's.

Forum Topic (iOS and iPadOS) by Adi Kushnir
159 comments. Last update or comment 9 minutes ago

Mole for Mac: looking for VoiceOver and low vision feedback

Forum Topic (macOS and Mac Apps) by Tw93
3 comments. Last update or comment 25 minutes 47 seconds ago

ToBe SAID - TTS Engine for Mac

Forum Topic (macOS and Mac Apps) by lookbe
50 comments. Last update or comment 1 hour 31 minutes ago

Update Sept 1st. BitLife seems to be fixed.

Forum Topic (iOS and iPadOS Gaming) by Matt92Machine
10 comments. Last update or comment 1 hour 46 minutes ago

Programar a ciegas RSS 2.5 is now available for iOS

Forum Topic (iOS and iPadOS) by Jonathan Chacón
2 comments. Last update or comment 1 hour 46 minutes ago

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Forum Topic (iOS and iPadOS) by 洛吉
10 comments. Last update or comment 9 hours 16 minutes ago

The Eloquence Speech Synthesizer Does Not Speak Times Correctly in the First 10 Minutes of the Hour

iOS or iPadOS Bug Report by AppleVis
3 comments. Last update or comment 9 hours 27 minutes ago

trying to figure out freight fate.

Forum Topic (macOS and Mac Apps) by Don613
2 comments. Last update or comment 9 hours 29 minutes ago

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Forum Topic (macOS and Mac Apps) by Jonathan Chacón
0 comments. Last update or comment 11 hours 27 minutes ago

Netflix accessibility

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0 comments. Last update or comment 15 hours 3 minutes ago

Connect them - a New Word Game

Forum Topic (iOS and iPadOS) by Adam Rogan
53 comments. Last update or comment 15 hours 48 minutes ago

New audio game platform in beta

Forum Topic (iOS and iPadOS Gaming) by Exodia
12 comments. Last update or comment 16 hours 49 minutes ago

Pocket Kitchen: Cozy Cafe

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Paige
Usability Rating: The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.
14 comments. Last update or comment 19 hours 1 minute ago
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Latest Non-Apple Posts

## Meta Glasses: Will They Actually Give Me Real Independence as a Blind Person?

Forum Topic (Assistive Technology) by Ramy
23 comments. Last update or comment 38 minutes 21 seconds ago

What is the best way to report TalkBack issues?

Forum Topic (Android) by Vsevolod Popov
3 comments. Last update or comment 16 hours 57 minutes ago

Civilization 6 for PC is fully accessible

Forum Topic (Windows) by Panais
4 comments. Last update or comment 1 day 6 hours ago

Freight Fate: cross-platform audio trucking game

Forum Topic (Windows) by Orinks
27 comments. Last update or comment 2 days 4 hours ago

blindGram 15.0: accessible Telegram client for blind Android users

Forum Topic (Android) by blindGram
0 comments. Last update or comment 2 days 15 hours ago

Accessible Android On Google Play

Forum Topic (Android) by Trenton Matthews
3 comments. Last update or comment 2 days 23 hours ago

Is TactileView bad with latex or is it me?

Forum Topic (Windows) by TheBlindGuy07
0 comments. Last update or comment 3 days 18 hours ago

Selecting Text in Google Chrome with Talkback

Forum Topic (Android) by Marina Patten
1 comments. Last update or comment 4 days 2 hours ago

Google introduce new accessibility feature call Guided Vision!

Forum Topic (Android) by MarkSarch
0 comments. Last update or comment 4 days 19 hours ago

Resetting Android tablets to factory defaults.

Forum Topic (Android) by Malcolm13
1 comments. Last update or comment 5 days ago
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