This document discusses accessibility features of mobile devices like iPads. It aims to provide awareness of these features and hands-on experience through exploration. Key features covered include screen reading, magnification, text-to-speech, and optical character recognition. Specific apps are also highlighted that can assist with text capture, text-to-speech, and magnification. Contact information is provided for further information.

1. Accessibility of mobile Devices
Matt Harrison
Insight
10th / 11th June 2014
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2. Session Aims
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By the end of this session you will...
- have gained an awareness of iPad accessibility features
- have had the opportunity for hands-on exploration
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By the end of this session you may...
- have discovered apps and features you never knew existed.
- already have emailed your budget manager asking for 20 iPads.
- have been disappointed not to find Angry Birds on the devices.

3. Accessibility Features
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Inbuilt features to make device accessible.
- Screen-reading
- Magnification
- Text-to-speech
- Optical Character Recognition (additional app)

4. Accessibility Features
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5. Accessibility Features
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6. Accessibility Features
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7. Screen Reading
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Speak Selection:
- Reads out selected text.
- Quick and easy to use
- Only need to go into Settings once
- Doesn’t interfere with general use

8. Screen Reading
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9. Accessibility Features
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10. Screen Reading
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11. Screen Reading
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VoiceOver:
- Reads out text under finger or whole passages of text.
- Changes navigation gestures
- Single-tap to select
- Double-tap (anywhere) confirm
- 3-fingered drag for horizontal navigation
- 1-fingered vertical swipe to scroll

12. Screen Reading
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13. Magnification
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Zoom:
- Custom magnification of screen
- Set up once in Settings
- 3-fingered double-tap to turn on and off
- 3-fingered double-tap, hold and slide to set magnification
strength.

14. Zoom
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15. Zoom
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16. Useful Apps
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TextGrabber:
- OCR app
- Photograph printed text
- Edit and export text
ClaroSpeak UK:
- Text-to-speech app
- Range of fonts, contrast options and voices
- Edit and export text or save as mp3,
VisionAssist:
- urns iPad into a handheld magnifier

17. Useful Apps
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18. Contact
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Matt Harrison
E-Learning Manager
Portland College
Tel: 01623 499100 ext. 253
email: mharrison@portland.ac.uk
Skype: matt.harrison1972