A hearty thanks to Terence Corcoran for his timely history of the Apple iPhone as it enters a new era. I would like to add one more first. Steve Jobs required the iPhone soon after its introduction to be fully operational by a blind person. With the flick of a finger engaging “VoiceOver,” we have full access to all of the phone’s functions. Since then, hundreds of applications specifically designed for blind persons have become available. With one phone call for example, I was connected to a trained agent who, through their computer’s screen using my iPhone’s camera, guided me through a busy retail store. We are informed while standing on a street corner when there are no cars in sight. In short, technology has closed the information gap for blind persons, an insurmountable chasm only a few decades ago.
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