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Basic Tasks for Using your iPad

iPad Accessibility Features
http://help.apple.com/ipad/5/voiceover/en/iPad74ec1798.html

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iPad incorporates numerous accessibility features, including:

  • VoiceOver screen reader
  • Zoom magnification
  • Large Text
  • White on Black
  • Speak Selection
  • Speak Auto-text
  • Mono Audio and balance
  • AssistiveTouch
  • Support for braille displays
  • Playback of closed-captioned content

Zoom, White on Black, and Mono Audio work with all apps.
Large Text works with Mail and Notes.
VoiceOver works with the built-in iPad apps, and with some third-party apps you can download from the App Store.
Closed-captioning works with videos and podcasts that support it.

For more information about the iPad accessibility features, go to www.apple.com/accessibility .
http://www.apple.com/education/special-education/

You can turn individual accessibility features on or off in Accessibility settings on iPad.
Go to Settings  >  General  >  Accessibility
You can also turn some features on or off in iTunes when you connect iPad to your computer.

Universal Access features
About VoiceOver
Triple-Click Home
Zoom
Large Text
White on Black
Speak Selection
Speak Auto-Text
Mono Audio
AssistiveTouch
Universal Access in Mac OS X
Minimum font size for mail messages
Widescreen keyboards
Closed captioning