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iPad & Assistive Technology
Junes’ Story
What is the iPad according to Apple?
A platform for audio-visual media including:
• Books
• Periodicals
• Movies
• Music
• Games
• Web Based Content
Source: http://www.apple.com/uk/iPad
Accessibility Considerations for Apple
• Blind or Visual Impairments
• Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Impaired Physical or Motor Skills
Source: http://www.apple.com/uk/accessibility
“So I’ve bought the iPad, but she has impairments,
What can it do for her?”
The Magic Inside - Vision
• Voice Over - Allows the user the chance to get an audio description of an object by touch, with adjustable speech speed.
• Zoom - Magnify the screen of any application
• Contrast Adjustment – High Contrast screen colour option (white on black)
• Large Font – Maximum of 56pt
• Speak
The Magic Inside – Hearing
• FaceTime – Video calling with Wi-Fi/3G using sign language or lip reading
• Closed Captioning - Full supported playback, buy or rent movies from iTunes
• Visual Alerts – Updates & Messages a signalled by a number bubble
The Magic Inside – Physical & Motor Skills
• Assistive Touch – Touchscreen gestures using a finger, nose or stylus
• Intelligent Keyboard with Predictive Text Input
• Siri – Voice control
• Easily Positionable & Mountable
Insider Tips Rotor - This gesture changes the way VoiceOver moves through a document, based on a setting you choose. ie word by word / paragraph by paragraph
Mono Audio – Channel both left and right audio channels to a single ear
“ This is great, but it isn’t enough…
What can I do?”
PC Equivalent
The Grid 2
£384 + VAT
For iPad
Alexicom AAC
Free App
Communication
Vision Support
For iPad
ZoomReader
£13.99
For PC
ZoomText Magnifier Reader £497
Mobility SupportFor iPad
Dragon Dictation
Free
For PC
Dragon Naturally Speaking Premium
£151 + VAT
“ Great… I’m nearly there but, a touchscreen is still a bit of an issue…
Surely I can’t do anything about this? “
Mounting• iPadsecure™ Mounting Stand
• 360° Rotation & 90 ° Tilt
£161 + VAT
Stylus• Varying degrees of success
• An Angled tip is less successful
• Can be used as a mouthstick
• 10 – 11cm, optimum length
£2.10 + VAT
Braille
• BrailleNote Apex 18 or 32
• Bluetooth
• Shortcuts
• Braille tables in over 25 languages
From £3,555 + VAT VAT exemption available subject to eligibility
Mobility Issues
• Connects by Bluetooth by the iPad
• Cutting edge
• Works using VoiceOver
• Voice can be deactivated
• Connect up to 6 SimplyWorks devices
£125.25 + VATVAT exemption available subject to eligibility
SimplyWorks for iPad
The SimplyWorks Family
• State of the art technology
• 10m Range
• Wire & Interference free
Prices start at £61.79VAT exemption available subject to
eligibility
Junes’ Solution
Questions?
