crayons & ipads

Voiceover:  When voiceover is a screen reader that allows you to navigate without seeing the screen. You can touch the screen to hear what’s under your finger, then use gestures to control the device.

 

Zoom: This is a built-in magnifier that works in all locations on the device, whether it is in app or on the home or lock screen.  You have the option of using zoom in full screen or picture in picture mode (you see the zoomed area in a separate window while keeping the rest of the screen at its native size). You can adjust the magnification between 100 and 1,500 percent and access multiple filter options in either mode. While oom is active, you can still use gestures to navigate the device. Zoom now works with VoiceOver.

 

Invert Colors: This feature adds higher contrast by inverting the colors on the device.

 

Grayscale: This feature eliminates color on the iPad, making everything grayscale.

 

Speech: The speech section of iOS accessibility provides assistance for those with difficulties reading on-screen text. Speak Selection will read highlighted text.  Speak Screen can be used to read  email, iMessages, web pages and books. Turn on Speak Screen and swipe down from the top with two fingers, or just tell Siri to Speak Screen and have all the content of the page read back to you. With Speak Selection and Speak Screen, you can adjust the voice’s dialect and speaking rate and have words highlighted as they’re being read.

 

Font Adjustments: You also have the ability the change the native size and boldness of on-screen text.  You can also add button shapes and on/off labels, increase the contrast of text, and reduce the motion of the Parallax and zooming effects on your device.  The parallax effect can be seen on the home screen, where the rows of apps seem to move independently from the background.  The zooming effect is seen when apps are opened and closed; this effect gives the illusion of zooming into or out of an app.