This year, Apple is introducing a fifth pillar of accessibility dedicated to speech (Picture: Apple) Apple’s new range of accessibility features announced at this year’s WWDC highlights its commitment to staying on course to be inclusive. Metro.co.uk caught up with Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s senior director of accessibility and policy, to talk about the tech giant’s approach to accessibility and the new features coming this autumn. Until now, Apple’s accessibility efforts revolved around four main pillars: vision, hearing, physical motor, and cognitive. This year, they are introducing a fifth pillar dedicated to speech. One of the notable features launching this fall is ‘Personal Voice’, a voice banking tool developed in collaboration with top organisations working with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patients. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive condition that results in the deterioration of nerve cells controlling voluntary muscles. Speech los...