Apple brings its coding curriculum to more blind and visually impaired people


  • TECH
  • Monday, 21 May 2018

A customer uses the accessibility features of an iPhone as Douglas Walker, director of assistive technology at the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired, speaks Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Apple Store on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

The textureless glass screen of an iPhone or iPad can seem formidable to someone who is blind or visually impaired, and learning to code on those devices could be even more daunting. 

Apple is working to change that. The tech giant is partnering with the Winnetka-based Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired to bring its coding curriculum to more people with visual disabilities. 

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