Chris Raymond
2 min readJan 3, 2023

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Now if only Apple didn't hide features behind undiscoverable secret gestures.

Or made it so that left-handers didn't have problems typing because the keys are sensitized to respond to touch on the right half.

Or bringing back the triple tap to select all text in a Note. Now I need to tap and then grab a handle to drag, requiring MORE manual dexterity.

Or having screens not so highly reflective that it's literally impossible to see what you're taking a photo of out-of-doors.

Or, computer wise, if they didn't eliminate the ability to have different colors for the various icons in the sidebar. The grayscale (or monotone) approach means that I have to read each label to find Downloads vs Applications, for example.

I will add, and this is just my opinion, designating an iPhone as helping accessibility because it warns someone of a closed door ahead seems a bit odd. Perhaps a better solution might be for Apple to promote designing doors to be more accessible for everyone, not just iphone owners. ;-)

I've been using Macs since 1985, currently own an Air and an ipod. I also use an Android phone and tablet. On my low end Android phone, I have only to press 3 fingers on my screen to take a screenshot. On iphones, I either have to coordinate pressing two different switches at the same time, or activate the Accessibility panel, which floats on top of everything else, making me have to move it around.

I'd like to see evidence that Apple developed these features in consultation with the disability community. Because, to me, these features seem more geared to advertising than to real world use. But I'm happy to hear differently from the disability community.

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Chris Raymond
Chris Raymond

Written by Chris Raymond

Artist, designer, snark lover. Cynical takes on senior life, sentimental ones on family. chrisaraymond.dunked.com/ | instagram.com/chrisrcreates/

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