This document discusses accessibility features and apps for the iPad, including built-in accessibility options in iOS, accessories that improve access, and apps that support voiceover, switches, reading, and augmentative and alternative communication. It provides an overview of iOS accessibility settings and features, demonstrates various accessibility options, and lists example apps and accessories that can increase accessibility for users with disabilities.

1. Triple A for iPad:
Apps, Accessibility, and Accessories
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Eric Sailers, M.A. CCC-SLP

2. Disclosures
• Consulted for AssistiveWare
• Develops apps such as ArtikPix & StoryPals

3. Overview
• Intro to accessibility
• Built-in
iOS
accessibility features
• Accessories for access
• Apps

4. Accessibility
defn. - degree to which a product, device,
service, or environment is available to as
many people as possible.
- wikipedia.org

5. Accessibility
Universal Design

6. Accessibility
Assistive Technology

7. Assistive Technology
• Assistive Technology was defined by IDEA
2004 as “any item, piece of equipment or
product system, whether acquired
commercially off the shelf, modified, or
customized, that is used to increase, maintain,
or improve the functional capabilities of
children with disabilities.”

9. iOS Devices

10. Over 275,000 iPad apps

11. Video

12. iOS 6
Accessibility features
• Speak Selection with word highlighting
• Guided Access
• Disable home button
• Disable areas on the screen
• Triple-click Home

13. Settings > General > Accessibility
Accessibility

17. Accessibility
Vision
Motor Skills Hearing
Learning

18. Vision

22. Demo

23. Hearing

26. Video

27. Learning

29. Learning

30. Demo

31. Motor Skills

36. Demo

37. Accessories
Cases
• Big Grips
• Otterbox
• iGuy
Big Grips
• LifeProof
• iAdapter

38. Accessories
Styluses
• Pogo
• BoxWave
• Cosmonaut
Cosmonaut
• Waccom
• MouthStick by ShapeDad

39. Accessories
Switch interfaces
• Tecla Shield by Komodo Lab
• RJ Cooper
• Blue2 by AbleNet
Tecla Shield
• Switch2Scan by IT
• Coming: Tornado & Connect

40. Accessories
Other products
• Keyboards - e.g., Logitech keyboard cover
• Screen cleaners - e.g., Monster CleanTouch
• Screen protectors - e.g., Zagg invisibleSHIELD
• Keyguards - e.g., Lasered Pics
• Mounts - e.g., Beyond Adaptive

41. Video

42. Apps
VoiceOver Support Switch Enabled
Reading Reading & Other
iBooks Hurry! Hurry!
Read2Go A Leader Is
StoryPals Aunt Maggie’s Recipe
AAC & Other AAC
Proloquo2Go TapSpeak
Camera GoTalk Now
Calendar Scene & Heard

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45. Contact
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