Find a mobile device with accessibility features
Smartphones come with many built-in accessibility features that are helpful for people living with disability and those who experience limitations in hearing, vision, dexterity or learning ability.
There are also many mobile apps designed to assist people who have specific accessibility requirements.
The Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative (GARI) has been running since 2008 and was developed to provide a central point of information for consumers interested in the various accessibility features of mobile phones, tablets and apps. It also has information on the accessibility features of wearables and smart TVs.
In Australia, the Industry Code covering information on accessibility features for telephone equipment ensures that customer equipment importers and manufacturers provide information to carriage service providers (CSPs) on features of their equipment that will meet people’s communications needs. The information provided must be consistent with the information provided for the GARI database. The Code also ensures that equipment suppliers provide a contact point for consumers to seek further information about the equipment supplier’s accessibility features.
To find out more about the various accessibility features available on mobile devices, visit
Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative
Other useful references:
Information on Accessibility Features for Telephone Equipment.
Information on mainstream mobile and other assistive telecommunication products suitable for people with disabilities.