Voice Over
Voice Over is a gesture-based screen reader on the iPad that will read out and describe items on the screen to students. It will read the text (e.g., app names, text on a website or in an app) anywhere students touch the screen. Voice over may assist students with vision impairments to use the iPad .
When the iPad is in Voice Over mode, specific gestures allow you to navigate the iPad.
For example:
To select an item and have it read--Single Tap on the screen
To activate the selected item (open app or activate menu option)--Double-Tap on the screen
For more helpful gestures to use while navigating the iPad while in Voice Over mode please see additional resources below
It can help students who may require support with:
Reading text on the screen
Vision impairment
Video Demonstration of set up for Voice Over
Accessibility VoiceOver.movLINKS TO EXTERNAL RESOURCES
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