User Guide

Appendix A Accessibility 118
If you use multiple switches, you can set up each switch to perform a specic action and
customize your item selection method. For example, instead of automatically scanning screen
items, you can set up switches to move to the next or previous item on demand.
You can adjust the behavior of Switch Control in a variety of ways, to suit your specic needs
and style.
Add a switch and turn on Switch Control
You can use any of these as a switch:
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An external adaptive switch. Choose from a variety of popular USB or Bluetooth switches.
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The iPod touch screen. Tap on the screen to trigger the switch.
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The iPod touch FaceTime camera. Move your head to trigger the switch. You can use the camera
as two switches; one when you move your head to the left, and the other when you move
your head to the right.
Add a switch and choose its action. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control >
Switches.
Turn on Switch Control. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control.
Turn o Switch Control. Use any scanning method to select Settings > General > Accessibility >
Switch Control.
Bail out! Triple-click the Home button at any time to exit from Switch Control.
Basic techniques
These techniques work whether you’re scanning by item or by point.
Select an item. While the item is highlighted, trigger the switch you’ve set up as your Select Item
switch. If you are using a single switch, it is your Select Item switch by default.
Display available actions. Select an item using the Select Item switch. Available actions appear
in the control menu that appears.
Tap an item. Use your scanning method to choose Tap from the control menu that appears
when you select the item. Or turn on Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control >
Auto Tap, then just select an item and do nothing for the Auto Tap interval (0.75 seconds if
you haven’t adjusted it). Or set up a switch specically to perform the tap gesture at Settings >
General > Accessibility > Switch Control > Switches.
Perform other gestures or actions. Select the gesture or action from the control menu that
appears when you select the item. If you have Auto Tap turned on, trigger your switch within the
Auto Tap interval, then select the gesture. If there is more than one page of actions available, tap
the dots at the bottom of the menu to go to another page.
Dismiss the control menu. Tap while all the icons in the menu are dimmed.
Scroll the screen to see more items. Select any item on the screen, then choose Scroll from
the menu.
Perform a hardware action. Select any item, then select Device from the control menu that
appears. You can use the menu to mimic these actions:
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Click the Home button
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Double-click the Home button for multitasking
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Open Notication Center or Control Center
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Press the Sleep/Wake button to lock iPod touch