On September 25, 2017, Apple released macOS High Sierra to the public. Here are some new enhancements to VoiceOver.
Enhanced Multilingual Support
If VoiceOver detects that a language has been associated with text that it’s reading, it Will automatically switch to another voice and will read the text in that language. You can set the voice VoiceOver uses for different languages in VoiceOver Utility. For example, if you were to add the Spanish language and set a voice for it, VoiceOver will then use that Spanish voice to read text that has been tagged as Spanish for screen readers.
Image Descriptions
VoiceOver can describe images, just like it does in iOS. To do this, press VO (Control plus option or caps lock, depending on how you have the VoiceOver modifier set) + Shift + L when focus is placed on an image.
Improved Grade 2 Braille Experience
VoiceOver provides a more seamless Braille experience when you are working with text and using Grade 2 Braille. For example, your Braille display now shows “the context of what you’re typing,” and when you edit text, it is no longer translated back into Grade 1 Braille.
Improved Web and Email Navigation
VoiceOver navigation is more consistent and reliable when navigating webpages in Safari. VoiceOver has better support for navigating tables in richly formatted email messages in mail.
Improved PDF Accessibility
VoiceOver has better support for reading tables, lists, and forms in tagged PDF documents.
Let us know if you’ve discovered anything else new.