<s>
Accessibility	B-Application
apps	I-Application
are	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
that	O
increase	O
the	O
accessibility	O
of	O
a	O
device	O
for	O
individuals	O
with	O
disabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessibility	B-Application
apps	I-Application
are	O
applications	O
that	O
increase	O
the	O
accessibility	O
of	O
a	O
device	O
or	O
technology	O
for	O
individuals	O
with	O
disabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
,	O
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
are	O
programs	O
that	O
are	O
designed	O
for	O
end	O
users	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
specific	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
apps	B-Application
,	O
some	O
examples	O
include	O
,	O
word	O
processors	O
,	O
web	O
browsers	O
,	O
media	O
players	O
,	O
console	O
games	O
,	O
photo	O
editors	O
,	O
accounting	O
applications	O
and	O
flight	O
simulators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessibility	B-Application
apps	I-Application
can	O
also	O
include	O
making	O
a	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
software	O
or	O
hardware	O
more	O
accessible	O
by	O
adding	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessibility	B-Application
apps	I-Application
main	O
aim	O
is	O
to	O
remove	O
any	O
barriers	O
to	O
technological	O
goods	O
and	O
services	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
app	O
available	O
to	O
any	O
group	O
of	O
society	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessibility	B-Application
apps	I-Application
are	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
assistive	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
apps	B-Application
as	O
society	O
knows	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
relatively	O
new	O
term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strain	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
mentions	O
that	O
Founder	O
of	O
Apple	O
,	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
,	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
way	O
society	O
thinks	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
society	O
knows	O
as	O
apps	B-Application
was	O
a	O
further	O
development	O
from	O
early	O
PDAs	B-Application
that	O
held	O
the	O
game	O
Snake	O
on	O
the	O
Nokia	O
6110	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PDAs	B-Application
stands	O
for	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
and	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
handheld	O
computer	O
that	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
providing	O
emails	O
and	O
internet	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
store	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
10	O
July	O
2008	O
with	O
500	O
apps	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
22	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
interesting	O
to	O
note	O
that	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3G	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
just	O
a	O
day	O
after	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
opened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
that	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
3G	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2020	O
there	O
is	O
2.2	O
million	O
apps	B-Application
available	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firstly	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
gaming	O
and	O
utilities	O
apps	B-Application
available	O
on	O
mobiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
seen	O
in	O
early	O
PDAs	B-Application
and	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secondly	O
,	O
apps	B-Application
that	O
were	O
focused	O
on	O
grabbing	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
attention	O
and	O
dominating	O
the	O
mobile	O
home	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thirdly	O
,	O
today	O
's	O
phase	O
in	O
which	O
apps	B-Application
are	O
service	O
layers	O
,	O
purpose	O
built	O
and	O
utilise	O
technology	O
such	O
as	O
hardware	O
sensors	O
,	O
location	O
,	O
history	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
predictive	O
computation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
in	O
2021	O
apps	B-Application
are	O
not	O
only	O
present	O
in	O
technology	O
such	O
as	O
mobiles	O
and	O
computers	O
but	O
also	O
in	O
wearable	O
technology	O
such	O
as	O
watches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
accessibility	B-Application
apps	I-Application
are	O
incredibly	O
relevant	O
in	O
today	O
's	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
driver	O
behind	O
accessibility	B-Application
apps	I-Application
stems	O
from	O
society	O
's	O
increasing	O
need	O
for	O
interconnectedness	O
and	O
growing	O
demand	O
for	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
within	O
the	O
settings	O
app	O
on	O
iPhones	B-Operating_System
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
features	O
that	O
increase	O
accessibility	O
such	O
as	O
'	O
Assistive	O
Touch	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Classic	O
Invert	O
Colours	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Colour	O
Filters	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
Magnifier	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
adjustments	O
found	O
in	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
settings	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
improve	O
accessibility	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
experience	O
disabilities	O
such	O
as	O
motor	O
impairments	O
,	O
visual	O
impairments	O
,	O
colour	O
blindness	O
,	O
and	O
insensitivities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hence	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
just	O
independent	O
apps	B-Application
but	O
also	O
features	O
within	O
software	O
that	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
increase	O
accessibility	O
for	O
individuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Especially	O
the	O
Apple	O
iPhones	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
technology	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
accessibility	B-Application
apps	I-Application
provide	O
a	O
platform	O
to	O
increase	O
accessibility	O
to	O
services	O
for	O
people	O
with	O
disability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
benefits	O
of	O
new	O
technology	O
go	O
beyond	O
accessibility	B-Application
apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	B-Application
have	O
been	O
developed	O
to	O
allow	O
persons	O
with	O
disability	O
to	O
control	O
their	O
household	O
and	O
complete	O
daily	O
tasks	O
through	O
voice	O
recognition	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
apps	B-Application
have	O
been	O
created	O
that	O
allow	O
a	O
person	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
photo	O
of	O
their	O
surroundings	O
and	O
their	O
phone	O
will	O
describe	O
the	O
photo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
study	O
(	O
Mayordomo-Martinez	O
et	O
al.	O
,	O
2019	O
)	O
explains	O
how	O
an	O
accessibility	O
app	O
functions	O
and	O
what	O
apps	B-Application
need	O
to	O
consist	O
of	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
accessibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
apps	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
'	O
AccessNow	O
 '	O
that	O
enhance	O
accessibility	O
by	O
creating	O
global	O
communities	O
for	O
members	O
to	O
share	O
and	O
search	O
for	O
accessibility	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	B-Application
need	O
to	O
be	O
designed	O
with	O
'	O
universality	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
inclusivity	O
 '	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
App	O
developers	O
need	O
to	O
create	O
apps	B-Application
that	O
are	O
accessible	O
and	O
inclusive	O
to	O
all	O
groups	O
of	O
people	O
including	O
those	O
with	O
disability	O
and	O
specialised	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
