'For Every Student', Apple's new short film for disability

For the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, Apple is presenting Design for Every Student, a new short film dedicated to the university experience of students with disabilities and the role of technology in making academic, and social, life accessible.

The film, directed by Kim Gehrig, also marks 40 years of innovation in accessibility technologies for Apple.

"Design for Every Student" shows how students with disabilities can use Apple devices and features in everyday activities to attend classes, find their way around campus, participate in university activities, and cultivate relationships.

It is a tale built on true stories and closed by a celebratory musical moment: a performance that brings together deaf and disabled students from all over the world, with the creative supervision of Tony Award-winning composer Tim Minchin.

The short film highlights the tools integrated in the Apple ecosystem. It shows, for example, the possibilities offered by Magnifier, now also available on the Mac, which enables the visually impaired to turn their computer into a digital magnifier for reading texts, consulting teaching material or following what is written on the blackboard.