Photo of Janette Barrios

Presenter(s)

Event Details

Company-Affiliated:

Apple

Topic:

accessibility & UDL

Format:

lecture

Subject Level:

beginner

Age Span:

kindergarten - grade 6
grades 7-12
adult

Target Audience:

AT specialist
autism specialist
consultant
deaf / hard of hearing
educator
family member / caregiver
healthcare administration
K-12 administration
occupational therapist
paraprofessional
physical therapist
special educator
speech language pathologist
teacher of the visually impaired
university professor / personnel
vision impairment specialist

Professional Development Credits

IACET CEUs:

0.01

ACVREP CEs:

1

Presentation Length: 1 hour

Date and Time (Central Daylight Time):

  • October 22, 2026
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Location:

Atrium 6

Description:

Janette Barrios from Apple’s Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives team will provide an overview of Apple’s newest accessibility features and how they address a wide range of user needs. Learn about how with the power of Apple Intelligence, features like VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control, and Accessibility Reader gain new capabilities. Janette will share more about new, intuitive options for input, exploration, and personalization through features like generated captions for non-captioned media and how Apple Vision Pro users can now control compatible wheelchairs with their eyes. Attendees will also be guided to resources and demos for hands-on exploration.

Learning Outcomes:

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:

• As a result of this activity, participants will be able to use Accessibility Reader in different scenarios.

• As a result of this activity, participants will understand how Apple Intelligence adds new capabilities to features like VoiceOver with rich image descriptions and Voice Control with natural language navigation.

• As a result of this activity, participants will differentiate between hearing features including Live Listen and Live Captions, how to turn them on and use them across the Apple ecosystem, and which languages they support.

Disclosures:

Janette works for Apple, receiving salary.