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# HomePod as an Accessibility Device
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/homepod-as-an-accessibility-device/
- Published: 2018-02-27T13:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-02-27T13:30:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[First Impressions of HomePod — Steven's Blog](https://www.stevensblog.co/blogs/homepod-first-impressions?ref=birchtree.me)

> **Accessibility.** Like everything else Apple makes, HomePod is an accessible product. Apple officially lists two: VoiceOver and Touch Accommodations. If use VoiceOver on your iOS device, it is automatically turned on when you set up HomePod. 

I love that Apple has included accessibility features in the HomePod. I'm also taken with the idea that the HomePod is already a device that by its very nature is accessible to people who a phone or computer is not ideal. Since there is no visual interface when using the HomePod (or any smart speaker, for that matter), it is a more useful interface for those with vision impairments, or any other impairment that hinders use of a visual, touch, or text-based interface.

Worth at least thinking about if you contend that voice features “don’t matter” on HomePod.