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1. chrislh · 1789602721 · focus · HN ↗

   There's a sneaky menu bar background noise app already built into MacOS. You can add "Hearing" to the menu bar (or control center) from settings, and then use that to enable "Background Sounds"

   1. xattt · 1789608601 · focus · HN ↗

      I can’t quite tell if Apple putting handy utilities (e.g. white noise) and options (e.g. reduce motion) within Accessibility settings, along with controls for braille readers and joystick controls, is part of a universal provision initiative (i.e. reducing stigma in having to use Accessibility settings).

      1. upbeat_general · 1789617794 · focus · HN ↗

         My uneducated guess is that it’s done to avoid clutter for the rest of the settings and because accessibility is a good justification to outweigh this concern.

         1. oldmanrahul · 1789659762 · focus · HN ↗

            This is my guess as well.

            It's probably easier to get buy-in from stakeholders if what you want to add is hidden behind menu options (reduced risk).

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