VoiceOver
Apple's screen reader
VoiceOver is Apple's screen reader software, built into macOS and iOS devices.
It speaks aloud what appears on screen—text, buttons, menus—allowing blind and visually impaired users to navigate by listening rather than looking.
Enable VoiceOver in accessibility settings.
The term also refers generically to narration added to video or film, typically recorded separately from the visuals: The documentary relies heavily on voiceover to explain the historical context.
One who tells events
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- scriptWritten words for performance
- recordingCaptured audio or video
performance · diction · intonation · cadence · inflection · characterization · read-aloud · pacing
Ease of approach
- screen-readerConverts display to audio
- text-to-speechConverting writing to audio
- AppleCupertino tech giant
- iOSMobile operating system
macOS · iPadOS · rotor · Siri · audio-description · verbosity · cursor · focus
Touch-based dot writing
Three-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- barriersThings blocking access
narrator
One who tells events
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- scriptWritten words for performance
recording · performance · diction · intonation · cadence · inflection · characterization · read-aloud · pacing · pronunciation
accessibility
Ease of approach
- screen-readerConverts display to audio
- text-to-speechConverting writing to audio
- AppleCupertino tech giant
iOS · macOS · iPadOS · rotor · Siri · audio-description · verbosity · cursor · focus · announcement
Braille
Touch-based dot writing
ADA
Three-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- Apple SoftwareSafari, FaceTime, Pages, Numbers, Keynote
- blind serviceswhite cane, Louis Braille, guide dog, guide dogs, braille alphabet
- iOS FeaturesAirPlay, App Store, FaceTime, Apple ID, AirDrop
- vision aidswhite cane, guide dog, magnifying glass, screen reader, braille display
- Screen Readersscreen reader, JAWS, text-to-speech, speech synthesis, speech synthesizer
- Braille Displaysraised dots, tactile feedback, line length
VoiceOverspeech recognition
Machines understanding human talk
voice commands · dictation · speech-to-text · voice control · Siri
voice, over, voices, voiced, voicing, voiceless, vocal, vocalize, vocalist