Accessibility for iPads

By: McKenzee Alger

Available Features
1. Zoom
2. Display & Text Size
3. Audio Descriptions
4. Home Button
5. Audio & Visual
Zoom
How to use for iPad:

Step 1: Open iPad, open Settings

Step 2: Find and tap “Accessibility”

Step 3: Under Accessibility, you will find

“Zoom”

Step 4: Tap “Zoom,” turn on, and a magnifier

will appear
Display & Text Size
How to use for iPad:

Step 1: Open iPad, open Settings

Step 2: Find and tap “Accessibility”

Step 3: Under Accessibility, you will find “Display & Text Size”

● Under this tab you are able to tap and turn on any of the following:
● Bold Text, Larger Text, Button Shapes, On/Off Labels, Reduce
Transparency (Improve contrast by reducing transparency and
blurs on some backgrounds to increase legibility)
● Increase Contrast (Increase color contrast between app
foreground and background colors)
● Differentiate Without Color (Replaces user interface that rely solely
on color to convey information alternatives)
● Smart Invert (Smart Invert traverses the colors of the display,
expect for images, media, and some apps that use dark color
styles)
● Classic Invert (Classic Invert reverses the colors of the display)
● Color Filters (Color filters can be used to differentiate colors by
users who are color blind and aid users who difficulty reading text
on display)
● Reduce White Point (Reduce the intensity of bright colors)
● Auto-Brightness (Turning off auto-brightness may affect battery
life)
Audio Descriptions
How to use for iPad:

Step 1: Open iPad, open Settings

Step 2: Find and tap “Accessibility”

Step 3: Under Accessibility, you will find “Audio

Descriptions”

Step 4: Tap to turn on Audio Descriptions

● When available, automatically play

audio descriptions
Home BUtton
How to use for iPad:

Step 1: Open iPad, open Settings

Step 2: Find and tap “Accessibility”

Step 3: Under Accessibility, you will find “Home

Button”
● Under this tab you are able to tap and turn on
any of the following:
● Click Speed (Adjust the speed required to double
or triple-click the Home button)
○ Default
○ Slow
○ Slowest
● Press and Hold to Speak (Siri will respond when
you press an hold the Home button)
○ Siri
○ Off
● Rest Finger to Open (Open iPad with Touch ID,
without having to press the Home button)
Audio & Visual
How to use for iPad:

Step 1: Open iPad, open Settings

Step 2: Find and tap “Accessibility”

Step 3: Under Accessibility, you will find “Audio & Visual”

● Under this tab you are able to tap and turn on any of
the following:
● Headphone Accommodations (You can customize the
audio for supported Apple and Beats headphones)
● Background sounds (Plays background sounds to mask
unwanted environmental noise. These sounds can
minimize distractions and help you focus, calm, or rest)
● Mono Audio (Make the left and right speakers play the
same content
● Balance (Adjust the audio volume balance between left
and right channels)