The Apple Vision Pro spatial computer is already changing disabled users’ lives, allowing them to do and experience things that were once thought to be impossible. Accessibility is Vision Pro’s not-so-hidden superpower.
Andrew Leland for New York Magazine:
he initial response to the Apple Vision Pro has been mixed. There are widespread complaints about the headset’s weight and battery life and its price — $3,500 for the lowest-end model. Sales have reportedly been sluggish. Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for the New York Times, recently wrote that he “couldn’t really figure out what it was for.” For many disabled users, however, the answer is clear: The Vision Pro is made for them.
[Apple] seems truly committed to accessibility and not just for the goodwill it might generate. After all, one in four Americans have a disability — a market any corporation would be foolish to ignore. It required no great leap for Apple to serve this population: All technology, in the most basic sense, is prosthetic.
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