Apple iPad iOS 8.1 - Manual (Page 139)

Appendix A Accessibility 139
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Disable app controls and areas of the app screen: Draw a circle or rectangle around any part
of the screen you want to disable. Drag the mask into position or use the handles to adjust
it’s size.
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Enable the Sleep/Wake button and Volume buttons: Tap Options below Hardware Buttons.
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Keep iPad from switching from portrait to landscape or from responding to other motions: Tap
Options and turn off Motion.
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Prevent typing: Tap Options and turn off Keyboards.
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Ignore all screen touches: Turn off Touch at the bottom of the screen.
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Set a session time limit: Tap Time Limit Options at the bottom of the screen.
End the session. Triple-click the Home button, then enter the Guided Access passcode, or use
Touch ID (if enabled).
Switch Control
Switch Control lets you control iPad using a single switch or multiple switches. Use any of several
methods to perform actions such as selecting, tapping, dragging, typing, and even free-hand
drawing. The basic technique is to use a switch to select an item or location on the screen, and
then use the same (or different) switch to choose an action to perform on that item or location.
Three basic methods are:
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Item scanning (default), which highlights different items on the screen until you select one.
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Point scanning, which lets you use scanning crosshairs to pick a screen location.
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Manual selection, which lets you move from item to item on demand (requires multiple
switches).
Whichever method you use, when you select an individual item (rather than a group), a menu
appears so you can choose how to act on the selected item (tap, drag, or pinch, for example).
If you use multiple switches, you can set up each switch to perform a specific action and
customize your item selection method. For example, instead of automatically scanning screen
items, you can set up switches to move to the next or previous item on demand.
You can adjust the behavior of Switch Control in a variety of ways, to suit your specific needs
and style.
Add a switch and turn on Switch Control
You can use any of these as a switch:
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An external adaptive switch. Choose from a variety of popular USB or Bluetooth switches.
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The iPad screen. Tap the screen to trigger the switch.
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The iPad FaceTime camera. Move your head to trigger the switch. You can use the camera as
two switches; one when you move your head to the left, and the other when you move your
head to the right.
Add a switch and choose its action. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control >
Switches. If you use only one switch, it is your Select Item switch by default.
If you’re adding an external switch, you need to connect it to iPad before it will appear in the
list of available switches. Follow the instructions that came with the switch. If it connects using
Bluetooth, you need to pair it with iPad—turn on the switch, go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap the
switch, then follow the onscreen instructions. For more information, see
Bluetooth devices on
page 39.