Accessibility in Today’s

Technological Devices
Utilizing an IPAD | Ziyon Easter
 Accessibility Feature for Issues with: VISION
On an IPad, the available features for a person’s
difficulty with vision includes: VoiceOver, Zoom,
Display & Text Size, Motion, Spoken Content, and
Audio Description. For this portion, we will focus
solely on VoiceOver.

VoiceOver will vocalize items on the screen and

also provide helpful hints for the user. VoiceOver
can be controlled using an easy to use set of
gestures that are given when you select “Learn
More…” at the top left corner of the screen. To
put it more simply, it is a gesture-based screen
reader.

VoiceOver is completely customizable per the

user’s preferences. They offer options to
use/change the sound of the voice or can opt to
use Braille instead. You can also change the speed
of the speaking rate.

- It is the first option under the “Vision”

Section of the Accessibility tab in the
settings app. Can be switched on and off.
ACCESSIBILITY FEATURE FOR ISSUES WITH: PHYSICAL & MOTOR SKILLS
The features available for a person’s difficulty
with their physical and motor abilities includes
Touch, Switch Control, Voice Control, Top Button,
Apple TV remote usage for direction, and
Keyboards. For this portion, we will focus on the
Touch and Voice Control.

Touch: Can be used if the user has difficulty

touching the screen, or requires an adaptive
accessory. If the user makes a mistake while
typing, they can shake the ipad to undo it. The
feature also offers an option for where call
audio can be heard during phone calls or FaceTime
(either through a speaker or Bluetooth).

- First option under the “Physical and

Motor” section of the Accessibility tab in
settings.

Voice Control: Allows the user to use their

voice to control their device. The user can
select their preferred language and customize
their commands. You can also teach the feature
new words by adding them to the feature’s
vocabulary.

- Third option under the “Physical and

Motor” section of the Accessibility tab in
settings. Can be switched on and off.
Accessibility feature for issues with: hearing
The features available for a person’s difficulty with their
ability to hear includes Hearing Devices, Sound
Recognition, RTT, Audio & Visual, and Subtitles &
Captioning. For this section, we will focus on Hearing
Devices and Audio/Visual.

Hearing Devices: Allows for the pairing of hearing aids

and sound processors that are made for Apple devices. Other
hearing aids can be paired through the Bluetooth section in
settings.

There is also an option for hearing aid compatibility,

which can improve audio quality transmitted from some
hearing aids (this option can be turned on/off)

- First option located under the “Hearing” section

under the Accessibility tab in settings.

Audio & Visual: Allows the user to customize the audio

outputted from Apple and Beats headphones to their
individual needs. This includes adjusting the sound balance
to cater to hearing loss in one ear over the other. There
is also an option for erasure of unwanted environmental
noise to assist the user in focusing on a task, remain
calm, and limit distractions.

- Fourth option located under the “Hearing” section

under the Accessibility tab in settings.