Yeah, now if more digital assistance added a text input option like Google assistant and Siri that would be a great thing. Many people are blind and have a speech disability. I agree, VoiceOver is, indeed, life changing.

I would agree. Voiceover and Siri are life changing. I think Apple has also spurred others to think about universal design with their products.

The magnifier app on my iPhone has been life changing for me. I was immediately drawn to the handheld CCTV magnifiers at the low vision specialist, but $750 plus another device to carry and charge was off putting to say the least. I was surprised to discover my iPhone had much of the same capabilities included right in iOS. I can see text better on a backlit screen, and inverted color is simply a godsend for me.

I refuse to use them because I don't like how my data is stored and used by Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc. It's insulting that I am practically forced to throw away my personal security and expose myself to identity theft, et al, just because I'm blind. If there was an free and open source variant that I had total control over so I knew how and where the data was being manipulated and stored then I'd try it. But until one of those projects becomes viable I guess I'm forced to wait for the inevitable day where I'm too blind not to use these.