Universal design of iOS 12 Shortcuts


An interesting take from MacStories:

Unlike past years, there were no new discrete accessibility features for any platform. (AirPods with Live Listen is close). Instead, Apple chose to hammer on the idea that the tentpole features (e.g. Group FaceTime in iOS 12, Walkie-Talkie in watchOS 5) can be enabling technologies. The overarching theme of the conference was that the new features were so well designed that they brought inherent accessibility gains.

An accessible design should be well designed for all users. This suggests Apple seems to be taking the ideal approach of considering accessibility from the start of its design process and not figuring out how to make something accessible after the fact.