Apple snubs blind people

Stefan Mileschin · 4th October 2021, 07:59

It is not as if they can see how beautiful the product is

Fruity cargo cult Apple has changed some functions on Siri which were relied on by blind people, which make the phone pretty much useless to them.

Apple’s recent release of iOS 15, delivered either a huge snub to disabled people or a spectacular software stuff-up, and at this point it is hard to tell.

Several Siri commands that provide details on phone calls, voicemails, and sending emails no longer appear to be working.

The following commands used to be functional, but have recently been removed: Do I have any voicemails?, Play my voicemail messages, Check my call history, Check my recent calls, Who called me?, Send an email, and Send an email to…

https://fudzilla.com/news/53636-appl...s-blind-people

4th October 2021, 07:59	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	Apple snubs blind people It is not as if they can see how beautiful the product is Fruity cargo cult Apple has changed some functions on Siri which were relied on by blind people, which make the phone pretty much useless to them. Apple’s recent release of iOS 15, delivered either a huge snub to disabled people or a spectacular software stuff-up, and at this point it is hard to tell. Several Siri commands that provide details on phone calls, voicemails, and sending emails no longer appear to be working. The following commands used to be functional, but have recently been removed: Do I have any voicemails?, Play my voicemail messages, Check my call history, Check my recent calls, Who called me?, Send an email, and Send an email to… https://fudzilla.com/news/53636-appl...s-blind-people

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