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iPad Accessibility

Training

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Taneesha Thomas

Annmarie Clasky

Shanna Castillo

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, mic, and camera.

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Large Text

Provides an option to make the text larger across the device

  1. Change the text inside settings for optimal viewing for your iPad
  2. Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Display & Text Size.
  3. Reflect: Would you benefit from using this tool?

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Speak Selection

Can read aloud the contents of any screen on your device including emails, documents, webpages

  1. Turn on speak Selection
  2. Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Spoken Content>Speak Selection.
  3. Choose text from a news article to read
  4. Adjust the speed
  5. Reflect: Would you benefit from using this tool?

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Speak Screen

Can read aloud the contents of any screen on your device including emails, documents, webpages

  1. Turn on speak screen
  2. Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Spoken Content> Speak Screen
  3. Choose text from a news article to read
  4. Adjust the speed
  5. Reflect: Who would benefit from using this tool?

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Notifications

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  • Lock Screen - OK
  • Notification Center - OK
  • Badges - OK
  • Banners - OFF
  • Sound - OFF

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Notifications: Badges

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Dictionary

Highlight word to look up definition

  1. Try using the dictionary
  2. Open a website, double tap the word. Select ‘Look Up’
  3. Now try using the built-in dictionary on your iPad, From the Home Screen swipe down near the top of your screen and enter a word.

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Safari Screen Reader

Safari’s Reader mode is a way for users to peruse a webpage without distractions from ads, videos, sponsored content links, and other web elements you may not consider essential to the article you are reading

  1. Open a news article
  2. Tap   at the left end of the address field, then tap Show Reader View.
  3. Use safari screen reader
  4. Try marking up the pdf
  5. Reflect: Would you benefit from using this tool?

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Split View

Students can view 2 screens at the same time

  1. Open Notes
  2. Swipe up from the bottom edge and pause to reveal the Dock.
  3. Touch and hold an app in the Dock, drag it to the far right or left edge of the screen, then lift your finger.
  4. Reflect: Would you benefit from using this tool?

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Floating Keyboard

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Shrink and move the keyboard out the way.

    • Pinch to shrink the QuickType keyboard and move it wherever you want so there’s more room.
    • Use gray line to drag to desired location.
    • Reverse pinch to return to normal size.
    • Reflect: Would you benefit from using this tool?

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Writing With Dictation

Speak your words and the iPad will type what you say.

  1. Open Notes
  2. Tap on the Microphone and introduce yourself.
  3. Tap on the keyboard to end dictation.
  4. Reflect: Would you benefit from using this tool?