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Welcome to AppleVis

AppleVis is the go-to online resource for blind and low vision users of Apple products such as the Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Our mission is to empower people by providing information on accessibility features, accessible apps, and workarounds, as well as fostering a community of support and sharing of knowledge.

Our community is diverse and inclusive, welcoming people from all around the world, and draws upon a wealth of individual knowledge and experience to help each other in getting the most from Apple hardware and software. With a active and supportive community, and a wealth of collective knowledge and experience, AppleVis is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to fully utilize their Apple products and stay up-to-date with the latest accessibility developments.

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

Getting started with a new Apple product can be overwhelming. To help, 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're new to Apple or an experienced user, these lists will provide valuable information to help you start using your device with confidence.

  • Getting started with your first Mac
  • Getting started with your first iPhone or iPad
  • Getting started with your first 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 1000s of applications.

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

Latest Posts And Updates

Help please with the new Books app and keyboard clicks

Forum Topic by Ipadman
1 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

Introducing our new interactive audio game - Evidence 111

Forum Topic by Kamila_PlayByEars
23 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

Vo cursor tracking

Forum Topic by Asemah
11 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

Walking on a treadmill with an Apple Watch

Forum Topic by Exodia
11 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

bitLife

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9 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

band in a box for mac?

Forum Topic by techluver
5 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

VoiceOver in new MacOS not working well with Chrome and Discord – any workarounds?

Forum Topic by Parham Doustdar
2 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

How to get rid of "System Dialog - - untitled -"

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8 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

AppleVis is Now on Mastodon

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How to fix battery alerts not popping up on dynamic Island devices (iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 promax)

Forum Topic by Levi Gobin
0 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

2 Random Keyboard Shortcuts (Mail & the Dock)

Forum Topic by Glen Morrow
5 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

working on fiverr.com anyone?

Forum Topic by Ramy
5 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

Saving a website shortcut to the doc

Forum Topic by Nightshade
0 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

m1 macbook air accessing recovery partition and boot options menu with voice-over?

Forum Topic by trey
1 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

a few questions related to voiceover speech rate

Forum Topic by Daniil Gusev
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Reconciling piano practice with iOS apps: Does VoiceOver like the tune?

Blog Post by Amir
14 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

New app: Zuzanka - expiry date scanner

Forum Topic by Wojtek Figiel
4 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

How to get voice over to start automatically at log on with macOS Big Sur?

Forum Topic by Hannes
2 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

copying multiple files

Forum Topic by Daniil Gusev
1 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

VoiceOver automatically reading lyrics

Forum Topic by Jennie A Facer
1 comments. Last update or comment 4 months 3 weeks ago

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