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iOS 8Accessibility FeaturesPresenter:Sharon Day, M.S,CCC-SLPJune 9, 2015Marathon High School

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Apple has gone to INCREDIBLE lengths to make the iPad usable for people with vision, hearing, or other physical impairments. And don’t forget about SIRI !Let’s start with SIRI:1. Siri is iPad’s famous, voice recognition technology2. First it is dictation where the tablet types out everything you

say.3. Second, it is like a voice controlled minion. You can say,

“Wake me up at 6,” or What’s the weather in Boston this weekend? Or how long till Christmas . Or even, play some classical music

4. Note: Siri requires an internet connection. When your iPad isn’t in a WiFi hotspot or cellular, you cannot use this feature. Also requires an iPad that is newer than the iPad 2.

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How to use Siri

Hold down the home button until you hear a double-beep. The iPad does not have to be unlocked or awake

Or you can hold the HOME button down the entire time you are speaking. That way you know SIRI won’t attempt to execute your command before you are finished saying it.

When you are finished speaking, be quiet. The iPad double-beeps at a higher pitch; meaning that it “got it” processing your request

To rephrase your question or cancel or start over, tap the screen or just say “cancel”.

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Hands Free Siri

1) The iPad doesn’t respond to “Hey Siri” unless you have met the following conditions

2) Open Settings- General-Siri and turn on “Hey Siri” Note: This uses a lot of power.

3) The iPad has to be charging4) At this point, you are good to go. Anytime you

want to ask Siri something, just say. “Hey Siri”, at the sound of the double beep, say your thing

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Tips: What are general categories of things to say to SIRI:1. Opening apps. Example: Open Keynote or Play Angry

Birds or Launch Calendar, Turn on Bluetooth, turn off Wifi

2. Face Time- “Start Face time with Diana”3. Show me Catherine’s email address4. Playing music- Play some Classical music5. Show me the Wikipedia page on Hot air balloons6. What is on cycling this weekend?

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Let’s get going with Accessibility features: Start by opening Settings- General-

Accessibility

Features we will look at:

1. Voice Over which is essentially a screen reader

2. Zooming3. Invert colors and Gray scale4. Speech5. Larger/bold text6. Increase Contrast7. Hearing Assistance8. Media (Subtitle Options)9. Guided Access10.Switch Control11.Assistive Touch

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Voice OverVoice over is screen reader that makes the iPad speak everything you touch. An important feature for the blind.The iPad can accept input from a Bluetooth Braille Keyboard and in iOS 8, you can type in Braille too.Voice Over is especially good at reading iBooks as well.

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ZoomingThe Zoom command was overhauled in iOS 8. It lets you magnify the screen up to 500%• To turn on Master Zoom switch go to settings-General-

Accessibility• Look at the Zoom Region control• If it is set to Windows Zoom, then zooming will produce a

movable rectangular magnifying lens• If it is set to FULL SCREEN ZOOM, it will magnify the entire

screen

Tip: You can move the rectangular lens around the screen by dragging the white oval handle on its lower edge.

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Invert Colors and Grayscale By reversing the screen’s colors from black

for white, like a film negative, you create a higher-contrast effect that some people find easier on the eyes.

Settings- General-Accessibility and turn on INVERT COLORS. Grayscale; new on iOS8, removes all color from the screen. Everything looks like a black and white photo. Again, it helps people with poor vision.

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SpeechYour iPad can read to you aloud: an email message, a Web page, a text message. Speak Selection puts a SPEAK command into

the button bar that appears whenever you highlight text in any app. Tap that button to make the iPad read the selected text.

Speak Screen, new in iOS 8, simply reads everything on the screen, top to bottom, when you swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers.

Speak Auto-text. You know how iPad suggests a word as you type? This option makes the iPad speak each suggestion.

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Larger Text This option is the central control panel for

iOS’s Dynamic Type feature. It is a game changer.

Using the slider, you can choose a larger type size for all text the iPad displays in apps like Mail, iBooks, and messages

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Hearing Assistance Go to SETTINGS- GENERAL-

ACCESSIBILITYThis is dedicated to people with hearing loss.

Hearing AidsThis settings panel lets you “pair” your iPad with a “Made for iPad” hearing aid. These wireless hearing aids are designed to sound great and not drain the battery.

Mono AudioIf you are deaf in one ear, then listening to any music that’s a stereo mix can be frustrating: you might be missing half of the orchestra. Mono Audio- Settings- General- Accessibility. Now you can hear the entire mix in one ear.