1. Presented by ATLA, 2011
Dive into iPads for Assistive Technology

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Mystie Rail
Executive Director
“Independent living is not
doing things by yourself,
it is being in control
of how things are done.”
- Judy Heumann

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FREE (Grant)
• Resources
• Demonstrations
• General Presentations
• Short Term Loans
• Reutilization of equipment
Fee (No Grant)
• Device and software
reseller
• Professional development
• AT assessments & training
Who is ATLA?

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Basecamp
3330 Arctic Blvd., Suite 101
Anchorage, AK 99503
Available
throughout Alaska
• Demonstration
Centers
• Virtual Help Desk
System
• Webinars
• Resources
Where is ATLA?

5. + Who can ATLA help?
Be in Alaska
Need
assistive
technology
Be alive
Community Living Education Employment IT / Telecom
Qualifying Criteria?

6. + ATLA does not…
Fix, maintain, or train
general computer needs
Provide funding
Bill Medicaid / Medicare
Therapeutic evaluations
occupational, physical, speech
Durable medical needs
(wheelchairs, walkers, vehicle mods, vents, etc..)
What we can’t do!

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Assistive Technology
of Alaska
MSATTS
akCAM ReLease
Reseller Services
TechAct NDBEP
Alaska’s one-stop shop

8. + Puzzling process

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Assistive technology
is a dynamic process not just a
product
is a team process
is a system of devices and services
requires new skills
is a step towards independence
Technology
itself is not the
goal…
The
individual’s
participation in
their chosen
activities is the
goal.
Assessment principles

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 Access
 Vocabulary Capacity
 Language Capacity
 Output
 Display
 Size of Device
 Portability
 Durability
 Complexity
 Compatibility
 Upgradeability
 Maintenance
 Technical Support
 Cost
 Appearance
AT Considerations

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iPad
Basics

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Get to know
your iPad
Physical Attraction
& Inner Beauty

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Front of the iPad

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Back of the iPad

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Sleep/Wake Button
 To wake, press the Sleep/Wake button, then drag the unlock
slider.
 To turn the iPad off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button.
 To turn the iPad on after it’s off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake
button until the Apple logo appears.

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Volume Buttons
 Use the Volume buttons to increase or decrease the volume of
sounds on the iPad.
 Press and hold the Volume down button to mute audio or video
playback.

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Side Switch
This switch can either
 mute notifications and sound effects
 lock the iPad orientation

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Microphone / Speaker
 3.5-mm stereo
headphone minijack
 Built-in speaker
 Microphone

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Cameras
 5-megapixel iSight
camera
 Autofocus, tap to
focus
 Face detection in still
images
 Video recording &
stabilization
 FaceTime camera with
VGA-quality photos
and video at up to 30
frames per second

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Home Button
Press once to:
 wake the iPad when asleep
 go to the first Page of app icons
if awake
 move to the Search Page.
Press twice to:
 bring up the Multitasking status
bar
 Swipe to the right to see a list of
recently open apps
 left to see the media/screen
orientation bar.
Media/Screen
Orientation Bar

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Status Icons

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Arranging Apps
 To open an app, tap its icon
 To rearrange app icons:
 Touch and hold any icon until
the icons jiggle.
 Arrange the icons by
dragging them
 Press the Home button to
save your arrangement
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Organizing with Folders
 Folders let you organize icons
on the Home screen
 20 icons in a folder.
 To create a folder: touch and
hold an icon until the Home
screen icons begin to jiggle,
then drag one icon onto another
icon.
 Tap the name field to enter a
different name.

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Navigation
 Pinch
 Tap
 Two finger
 Double Tap
 Swipe
 Home button
 Double tap Home button
 Triple tap Home button

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Preference
Perfection
Physical Attraction
& Inner Beauty

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Airplane Mode & Wifi
 Slide the Wi-Fi setting to
On, then tap the network
you wish to join. You may
need to enter a password,
then select Join. If the
network is not listed, tap
Other… and manually
enter the Wi-Fi network
information.
 Tap Airplane Mode on the Settings screen to display On (rather than Off).

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Notifications & Location Service
 iOS apps can provide three types of
notifications:
 Sounds: Plays an audible alert
 Alerts/Banners: Displays an alert
or banner on the screen
 Badges: Displays an image or
number on the application icon
 Location Services allows apps and
websites to use information from
Global Positioning System (GPS)
networks to determine your
approximate location

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Brightness, Wallpaper, & Picture Frame
 To control brightness manually, tap the Auto-Brightness On/Off button to
turn it off.
 Tap and drag the Brightness slider to the right to make the screen brighter
or to the left to make it dimmer.

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Brightness, Wallpaper, & Picture Frame
 When options appear, tap Wallpaper to display all the built-in wallpaper
images.
 Tap a wallpaper selection in the Wallpaper dialog to set it.

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iCloud
 iCloud stores your music, photos, documents, and more and wirelessly
pushes them to all your devices.
 www.apple.com/icloud/setup/

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iCloud
 Find My iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac
 Sign in at icloud.com or use the Find My iPhone app on another device to
see your missing iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac on a map.
 Remotely set a passcode lock to keep
your information private. Or initiate a
remote wipe to delete your personal
data and restore your iPhone, iPad,
iPod touch, or Mac to its factory
settings.

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Mail, Contacts, Calendars
 Before you can use your email
account on iPad - you need to add
your account to Mail.
 Tap Mail
 Select your account type. Tap Other
if your account is not listed.
 Enter your account information and
tap Save. Mail configures most
email accounts automatically.
Otherwise, you will be prompted for
any additional settings.
 Once your account information is
saved - you can start sending and
receiving email.

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Twitter: What is that??
 Twitter is an information network
 made up of 140-character messages called Tweets.
 It's an easy way to discover the latest news related to subjects you care
about.
https://support.twitter.com/articles/215585-twitter-101-how-should-i-get-started-
using-twitter#

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Twitter
 From the device's Home Screen, tap Settings > Twitter.
 Tap "Install Now" to install the official Twitter app.
 Tap "Add Account", then enter your full name, username, and password
associated with your Twitter account.

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Facetime
 Facetime is like Skype
 Other user must have Facetime too
 Wifi connection is required
 You call to the other persons email
address or iPhone call number

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IMessages
 Messages
 In addition to text, you can send
photos, videos, locations, and
contacts.
 If you have more than one iOS
device, iMessage keeps the
conversation going across
all of them.
 You’ll get a delivery receipt letting
you know your message went
through. You’ll know it’s been read,
too, if your friend has enabled read
receipts.
 Just add their names in the To field
to start a group messaging session.
When someone replies, everyone
sees it.

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Music, Video, Photos, & Notes
 Music
 Video
 Retina display on the new iPad lets
you watch 1080p videos at their full
HD resolution
 Photos
 Edit photos
 Make a slideshow
 View photos by location
 Closed caption option
 Notes
 Change fonts

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General
&
Accessibility
Settings
iAbilities

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General Settings
About, Software Update, and Usage
Sounds
Network, Bluetooth, iTunes Wifi Sync
Spotlight Search
Auto-Lock
Passcode Lock
iPad Cover Lock/Unlock

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General Settings
 Restrictions
 Great for parents and
teachers!
 Side Switch
 Multitasking Gestures
 Pinch to Home Screen
 Swipe up to reveal
multitasking bar
 Swipe left or right
between apps
 Date & Time
 Keyboard
 Add new shortcut
 Enable Caps Locks
 Check Spelling
 International
 Reset

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Triple Click is your friend!
 Toggle Voice Over
 Toggle White on Black
 Toggle Zoom
 Toggle Assistive Touch
 Ask

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Universal Access Features
 Universal access features make iPad easy to use for people
who have a vision impairment, are deaf or hard of hearing, or
have a physical or learning disability. The accessibility features
on iPad include:
 Support for playback of closed-captioned content
 VoiceOver screen reader
 Zoom magnification
 White on Black
 Large Text
 Mono Audio
 Speak Auto-text
 Support for braille displays
www.apple.com/accessibility/ipad

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VoiceOver
 VoiceOver describes aloud what appears onscreen
 VoiceOver tells you about each element on the screen as you
select it.
 Touch the screen or drag your fingers to hear different items on
the screen.
 Turn on Speak Hints, VoiceOver may tell you the name of the item
 When you go to a new screen, VoiceOver plays a sound and
automatically selects and speaks the first element of the screen
(typically, the item in the upper-left corner).
 VoiceOver also lets you know when the display changes to
landscape or portrait orientation, and when the screen is locked or
unlocked.
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Setting Up VoiceOver
 Turn VoiceOver on or off on iPad: In
Settings, choose General >
Accessibility > VoiceOver, then tap the
VoiceOver On/Off switch.
 You can also set Triple-click Home to
turn VoiceOver on or off.
 Note: You cannot use VoiceOver and
Full-screen Zoom at the same time.
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VoiceOver Settings
 You can set VoiceOver to give spoken
hints, increase or decrease the
speaking rate, or give typing
feedback.
 Turn spoken hints on or off: In
Settings, choose General >
Accessibility > VoiceOver, then tap the
Speak Hints On/Off switch. Spoken
hints are turned on by default.
 Set the VoiceOver speaking rate: In
Settings, choose General >
Accessibility > VoiceOver, then adjust
the Speaking Rate slider.
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VoiceOver Settings
 You can set VoiceOver to give spoken
hints, increase or decrease the
speaking rate, or give typing
feedback.
 Turn spoken hints on or off: In
Settings, choose General >
Accessibility > VoiceOver, then tap the
Speak Hints On/Off switch. Spoken
hints are turned on by default.
 Set the VoiceOver speaking rate: In
Settings, choose General >
Accessibility > VoiceOver, then adjust
the Speaking Rate slider.

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VoiceOver Typing Feedback
 Feedback
 You can choose Characters, Words, Characters and Words, or
Nothing for software keyboards and for Apple Wireless Keyboards.
 Phonetics
 Use this feature when you type or read character-by-character, to
help make clear which characters were spoken. When Use Phonetics
is turned on, Voiceover first speaks the character, then speaks a word
beginning with the character. For example, if you type the character
“f,” VoiceOver speaks “f,” and then a moment later, “foxtrot.”
 To use pitch change –
 VoiceOver uses a higher pitch when entering a letter, and a lower
pitch when deleting a letter. VoiceOver also uses a higher pitch when
speaking the first item of a group (such as a list or table) and a lower
pitch when speaking the last item of a group.

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VoiceOver Gestures
 Navigate and Read
 Tap - Speak item.
 Flick right or left - Select the next or previous item.
 Two finger tap - Stop speaking the current item.
 Two finger flick up - Read all, from the top of the screen.
 Two finger flick down - Read all, from the current position.
 Three finger flick up or down - Scroll one page at a time.
 Three finger flick right or left - Go to the next or previous page
 Four finger flick up or down – Go to the first or last element on a
page.
 Four finger flick right or left - Go to the next or previous section

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VoiceOver Gestures
 Select and Activate
 Double-tap: Activate selected item.
 Touch an item with one finger, tap the screen with another finger (“split-
tapping”): Activate item.
 Double-tap and hold (1 second) + standard gesture: Use a standard gesture.
 The double-tap and hold gesture tells iPad to interpret the subsequent
gesture as standard. For example, you can double-tap and hold, and then
without lifting your finger, drag your finger to slide a switch.
 You can use standard gestures when VoiceOver is turned on, by double-
tapping and holding your finger on the screen. A series of tones indicates that
normal gestures are in force. They remain in effect until you lift your finger,
then VoiceOver gestures resume.
 Two-finger double tap: Play or pause in iPod, YouTube, or Photos. Start or stop
the stopwatch.
 Three-finger double tap: Mute or unmute VoiceOver.
 Three-finger triple tap: Turn the display on or off.

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Activity: Practice Gestures
 In Settings, choose General > Accessibility > VoiceOver >
Practice Gestures, then tap the Practice VoiceOver Gestures
button.
 Practice the gestures described in “VoiceOver Settings,” in the
slides above.

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More VoiceOver Goodness
 Rotor Control - The rotor is a virtual control that acts like a
physical dial when VoiceOver is turned on.
 Entering and Editing Text - When you select a text field with
VoiceOver, you can use the onscreen keyboard to enter text.
 You can use a refreshable Bluetooth braille display to read
VoiceOver output in braille.
 www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/devicesupport.
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Other Accessibility Options
 The Zoom accessibility feature
lets you magnify the entire
screen to help you see what’s
on the display.
 Large Text lets you make the
text larger in Mail and Notes.
You can choose 20-point, 24-
point, 32-point, 40-point, 48-
point, or 56-point text.
 Use White on Black to invert
the colors on the iPad display,
which may make it easier to
read the screen.
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AssistiveTouch
 allows users to perform
gestures and button actions
on the iPad with one touch
 allows one-tap access to all of
the iPad's functions including
rotation, shaking, volume
changes and even gestures
 Known gestures such as pinch
and swipe can be recalled by
a tap, and custom gestures
can even be recorded and
played back on command

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Tips & Tricks
Did you know?

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Pinch to Zoom
 zoom in and out
 Pinch your fingers together or
apart.
 photos and webpages
 can double-tap to zoom in, then
double-tap again to zoom out

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Onscreen Keyboard
 If you touch the wrong key, you can slide your finger to the correct key. The
letter isn’t entered until you release your finger from the key.
 Hold your finger on a key to see a sub-menu pop up.
 To Enable Caps Lock , go to Settings –> General –> Keyboard –> Enable
Caps lock. Next time you type- double-tap the shift key to turn it into a Caps
lock key. They will stay blue until you press one of them again.

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Editing—Cut, Copy, and Paste
 Position the insertion point: Touch and hold to bring up the magnifying glass,
then drag to position the insertion point.
 Select text: Tap the insertion point to display the selection buttons. Tap Select
to select the adjacent word, or tap Select All to select all text. You can also
double-tap a word to select it. In read-only documents such as webpages,
touch and hold a word to select it.
 Drag the grab points to select more or less text. Cut or copy text: Select text,
then tap Cut or Copy.
 Paste text: Tap the insertion point, then tap Paste to insert the last text that you
cut or copied. Or, select text, then tap Paste to replace the text.
 Undo the last edit: Shake iPad, or tap undo on the keyboard.

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Bluetooth Keyboard/Headphones
 In Settings, choose General > Bluetooth, and turn Bluetooth on.
 Select the device and, if prompted, enter the passkey or PIN number.
See the instructions about the passkey or PIN that came with the
device.
 Note: Before you pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard, press the power
button to turn the keyboard on. You can pair only one Apple Wireless
Keyboard with iPad at a time. To pair a different keyboard, you must
first unpair the current one.
 After you pair the keyboard with iPad, the product name and a
Bluetooth icon appear on the screen.
 After you pair headphones with iPad, the product name and a
Bluetooth audio icon appear on the screen when you’re viewing audio
or video playback controls. Tap to switch to a different audio output,
such as the internal speaker.

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Viewing Webpages
Rotate the iPad and the webpage rotates,
automatically adjusting to fit the page.

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Viewing Webpages

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Opening Webpages
 Tap the address field (in the title bar) to bring up the onscreen
keyboard
 type the web address, then tap Go
 To erase the text in the address field: Tap the address field, then tap

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Navigating Webpages
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Opening Multiple Webpages
 You can open up to nine pages
at a time. Some links
automatically open a new page
instead of replacing the current
one.
 Open a new page: Tap then
tap New Page. Go to a different
page: Tap then tap the
page you want to view.
 Close a page: Tap and
tap

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Opening Multiple Webpages
 If you would like to view the destination web address of the link
before you tap it, just touch and hold the link, and a menu
appears that displays the address at the top.

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Adding Web Clips to the Homepage
 Add web clips to the Home screen for fast access to your
favorite webpages. Web clips appear as icons on the Home
screen, and you can arrange them along with the app icons.
 Add a web clip: Open the webpage and tap then tap “Add to
Home Screen.”
 When you add a web clip, you can edit its name. If the name is
too long (more than about 10 characters), it may appear
abbreviated on the Home screen.
 Web clips are backed up by iTunes.

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The App Store
WARNING: may cause
appoholic syndrome

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The App Store – What’s Hot
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Browsing and Searching
 Browse Featured to see new, notable, or recommended apps, or
browse Top Charts to see the most popular applications. If
you’re looking for a specific app, use Search.
 Search for apps: Tap the search field at the top of the screen
and enter one or more words. Choose from the list of
suggestions, or tap Search on the keyboard.

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Getting More Information
 Tap any app in a list to see the
Info screen, which shows the
app’s price, screenshots, and
ratings.
 View screenshots: Scroll down
to the screenshots, then flick
left or right to see additional
screenshots.
 Get ratings and read reviews:
Scroll down to “Customer
Ratings and Reviews.”

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Activity: Find an App
 As a small group, choose an
app, either by browsing or
searching.
 Open it’s information page.
 Find out it’s average rating, one
helpful review, and look at the
screenshots.
 Report out to the large group –
would you recommend it?

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Using Documents
Use iTunes to connect to your iPad, then go to the
Apps tab, then scroll to the bottom.