How to make iOS’s Accessibility Features work for YOU

You’d be surprised at how many people tend to overlook the accessibility features that come with iOS. Some people tend to completely ignore the section, thinking that there won’t be anything for them.  When, in reality, there may be more than one thing there that they can use on a daily basis.

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This article will outline what’s in that area.  It is up to YOU to investigate what interests you the most.  Each section will be divided into a topic making it easier for you to find, enable and use.

To get there, just go to Settings > Accessibility.  Each section provides an official link to more information from https://support.apple.com/

Vision:

• • VoiceOver
  • Zoom
  • Display and text size
  • Motion
  • Spoken content
  • Audio descriptions

Physical and Motor:

• AssistiveTouch
• Touch accommodations
• Back tap
• Reachability
• Call audio routing
• Vibration
• Face ID and attention
• Switch Control
• Voice Control
• Side or Home button
• Apple TV remote
• Pointer control
• Keyboards
• AirPods

Hearing:

• • Hearing devices
  • Live Listen
  • Sound recognition
  • RTT/TTY
  • Mono audio, balance, and phone noise cancellation
  • LED flash for alerts
  • Headphone accommodations
  • Background sounds
  • Subtitles and captions
  • Transcriptions for Intercom messages from HomePod

General:

• Guided Access
• Siri
• Accessibility Shortcut
• Per-app settings

You can get even more information about iOS and Accessibility by going to Apple’s Accessibility website here.

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