VoiceOver
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VoiceOver is a built-in macOS screen reader that provides spoken and braille descriptions of on-screen elements to make the system accessible to users who are blind or visually impaired.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assistive technology
→
macOS feature → screen reader → |
| accessibilityAPI | macOS Accessibility API → |
| cost | included at no additional charge with Apple operating systems → |
| developer | Apple Inc. → |
| feature |
Activities
→
Braille display auto-detection → Braille status cells → Braille translation tables → Contextual help → Customizable gestures → Customizable keyboard commands → Item Chooser → Punctuation verbosity control → Quick Nav → Rotor → Screen curtain → Screen reader focus tracking → Sound effects for UI feedback → Speech rate control → Text attribute announcement → Verbosity settings → Voice selection → VoiceOver cursor → Web page navigation by elements → |
| goal |
enable independent use of computers by blind users
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improve accessibility of Apple devices → |
| includedWith |
iOS
→
iPadOS → macOS → tvOS → watchOS → |
| licensing | proprietary software → |
| operatingSystem |
iOS
→
iPadOS → macOS → tvOS → watchOS → |
| platform | Apple ecosystem → |
| primaryFunction |
enables non-visual interaction with user interface
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provides braille output → reads on-screen content aloud → |
| supportsInput |
braille display keys
→
keyboard → touch gestures on iOS → trackpad gestures → |
| supportsOutput |
refreshable braille displays
→
speech → |
| targetUserGroup |
blind users
→
visually impaired users → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zoom (macOS accessibility feature)