Accessibility is more than a design problem

Last month, Apple marked Global Accessibility Awareness Day with a sweeping round of accessibility updates and announcements, including a new eye-controlled wheelchair interface for Vision Pro and the global launch of Los Angeles-based designer Bailey Hikawa’s adaptive MagSafe Grip & Stand for iPhone. Together, the announcements span nearly the entire spectrum of assistive technology, from a $3,500 spatial computing headset to a silicone phone grip.  Both raise the same underlying question: What does it actually take for consumer tech to get accessibility right? The adaptive grip marks Hika...