I saw a recent article on www.lilliespad.com in reference to Apple’s works with new technology to help with communication and education for people with special needs and communications challenges.

Apple has shown interest in new technology that would make it possible for content to be delivered to multiple users with unique disabilities, dynamically catering to each of their specific needs in a setting like a classroom.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week revealed a new patent application from Apple entitled “External Content Transformation.” Discovered by AppleInsider, the document describes a method for disseminating content from a host computer in a format tailored to accommodate a user’s disability, identified from their client machine.

For example, Apple could dynamically distribute content tailored for relatively simple needs, like larger font sizes or screen sizes. In more advanced examples, content could be re-purposed as synthesized speech in a variety of languages, or in Braille.

Their website, plus Apple Insider are both work checking out on a regular basis.

Apple Insider can be found at www.appleinsider.com