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Appendix A Accessibility 144
Guided Access
Guided Access helps an iPod touch user stay focused on a task. Guided Access dedicates
iPod touch to a single app, and lets you control which app features are available. Use Guided
Access to:
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Temporarily restrict iPod touch to a particular app
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Disable areas of the screen that aren’t relevant to a task, or areas where an accidental gesture
might cause a distraction
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Limit how long someone can use an app
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Disable the iPod touch hardware buttons
Use Guided Access. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access, where you can:
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Turn Guided Access on or o
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Set a passcode that controls the use of Guided Access and prevents someone from leaving a
session
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Tap Time Limits to set a sound or have the remaining Guided Access time spoken before time
ends
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Set whether other accessibility shortcuts are available during a session
Start a Guided Access session. After turning on Guided Access, open the app, then triple-click
the Home button. Adjust settings for the session, then tap Start.
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Disable app controls and areas of the app screen: Draw a circle or rectangle around any part
of the screen you want to disable. Drag the mask into position or use the handles to adjust
its size.
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Enable the Sleep/Wake or volume buttons: Tap Options below Hardware Buttons.
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Keep iPod touch from switching from portrait to landscape or from responding to other
motions: Tap Options, then turn o Motion.
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Prevent typing: Tap Options, then turn o Keyboards.
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Ignore all screen touches: Turn o Touch at the bottom of the screen.
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Set a session time limit: Tap Time Limit Options at the bottom of the screen.
End the session. Triple-click the Home button, then enter the Guided Access passcode.
Switch Control
Switch Control lets you control iPod touch using a single switch or multiple switches. Use any
of several methods to perform actions such as selecting, tapping, dragging, typing, and even
free-hand drawing. The basic technique is to use a switch to select an item or location on the
screen, and then use the same (or dierent) switch to choose an action to perform on that item
or location. Three basic methods are:
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Item scanning (default), which highlights dierent items on the screen until you select one.
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Point scanning, which lets you use scanning crosshairs to pick a screen location.
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Manual selection, which lets you move from item to item on demand (requires multiple
switches).
Whichever method you use, when you select an individual item (rather than a group), a menu
appears so you can choose how to act on the selected item (tap, drag, or pinch, for example).