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Accessibility

Accessibility features

iPad incorporates these accessibility features:
•VoiceOver screen reader
•Siri voice assistant
•Zoom magnication
•Large Text
•Invert Colors
•Speak Selection
•Speak Auto-text
•Mono Audio and balance
•Assignable tones
•Guided Access
•AssistiveTouch
•Support for braille displays
•Playback of closed-captioned content
Turn on accessibility features using iPad: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility.
Turn on accessibility features using iTunes: Connect iPad to your computer and select i Pad in
the iTunes device list. Click Summary, then click Congure Universal Access at the bottom of the
Summary screen.
For more information about the iPad accessibility features, go to www.apple.com/accessibility.

VoiceOver

VoiceOver describes aloud what appears onscreen, so you can use iPad without seeing it.
VoiceOver tells you about each item on the screen as you select it. When you select an item, the
VoiceOver cursor (a black rectangle) encloses it and VoiceOver speaks the name or describes
the item.
Touch the screen or drag your ngers to hear dierent items on the screen. When you select tex t,
VoiceOver reads the text. If you turn on Speak Hints, VoiceOver may tell you the name of the
item and provide instructions—for example, “double-tap to open.” To interact with items on the
screen, such as buttons and links, use the gestures described in Learning VoiceOver gestures on
page 100.
When you go to a new screen, VoiceOver plays a sound, then selects and speaks the rst item
on the screen (typically in the upper-left corner). VoiceOver also lets you know when the display
changes to landscape or portrait orientation, and when the screen becomes locked or unlocked.