iOS 8 Quick Start Guide

Accessibility 101

General Accessibility Features

• Vision: VO, Zoom, Large Text• Hearing: Mono, CC, Alerts• Physical: Assistive Touch,

Keyboard, Modify Button Functions

• Learning: Guided Access, Speak Screen/Text

• Independent Living: Organization, Accessibility, Mobility, Self Determination, Career

Vision: Accessibility

All Vision, Including Bluetooth Braille Devices

All “low vision” see workarounds such as large text and pinch/zoom.

Other accessibility features related to vision and physical access.

Taking a Closer Look: Zoom and Voiceover

Zoom: -3 Finger Tap-Hide/Show controller-Can zoom: window, keyboard, follow focus while reading text

VoiceOver: -Control speaking rate, tone, etc.-Toggle on/off using triple click home button-”Alex” no available-Screen reader is different than “speak text” it is a way to access the iPad for someone totally blind-speak hints on/off: helpful versus proficient users with cognitive overload

Additional VoiceOver Features

• Rotor: • Better control with

simple gestures• Toggle between

headings, words, languages, characters, etc.

• Braille bluetooth and new “braille” keyboard on touch screen

• Functions in “typing style” and phonetic feedback

Alternatives to using VoiceOver (remember a screenreader is promoting access to the entire device) to read

selected text or the window, Speech is a better AT solution • Speech is

general<accessibility and it will speak either selected text by holding your finger down or it will speak a window. • Change settings

inside general< accessibility

• Both options will pause

• Must close “speech” in window or it will continue to read in previous app]

• It will highlight content as it reads

Accessibility: Hearing • Vibrating and Visual alerts• Mono options• Connecting iOS device to

hearing aids (it can perform like an FM system in that way)

• Phone noise cancelation• Subtitles and captioning

(where available) • In same menu, turn on

video descriptions where available which are beneficial to someone who is blind or low vision

Accessibility- Learning

• Guided Access • Set passcode each time

(in settings)• Lock into app• Set time limits inside app• Use for testing, choice or

academic interventions

• Interaction • Switch control• Change home click

speed (fast/slow)• Accessibility shortcut

(triple click home button

Accessibility: Physical Assistive Touch Who: anyone with a physical or

access issue preventing them from accessing the touch screen

• Assistive Touch: – Create access all from one central

hub– Be personalized to include finger

movements that are unique to the user

– Can simulate: shaking, tapping, 1,2,3,4,5 finger gestures, and control the device

– Workarounds: • using Siri to command the device • Change the function of hardware

buttons

Accessibility: Organization and Independence

• iCal- Organization• Reminders- Tasks/Organization• Evernote with Penultimate or

Skitch- Accessibility, Organization • Mail – Career, Accessibility• Safari- Self Determination• Google Drive- Organization

(never loose homework again!)• iCloud- Sync data, bookmarks…• Facetime – Communication,

Accessibility