User Guide

Appendix A Accessibility 139
Subtitles and closed captions
The Videos app includes an Alternate Track button , which you can tap to choose subtitles and
captions oered by the video you’re watching. Standard subtitles and captions are usually listed,
but if you prefer special accessible captions, such as subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
(SDH), you can set iPod touch to list them instead when they’re available.
Prefer accessible subtitles and closed captions for the hard of hearing in the list of available
subtitles and captions. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Subtitles & Captioning, then
turn on Closed Captions + SDH. This also turns on subtitles and captions in the Videos app.
Choose from available subtitles and captions. Tap while watching a video in Videos.
Customize your subtitles and captions. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Subtitles &
Captioning > Style, where you can choose an existing caption style or create a new style based
on your choice of:
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Font, size, and color
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Background color and opacity
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Text opacity, edge style, and highlight
Not all videos include closed captions.
Siri
With Siri, you can do things like opening apps just by asking, and VoiceOver can read Siri
responses to you. See Chapter 4, Siri, on page 42.
Widescreen keyboards
Many apps, including Mail, Safari, Messages, Notes, and Contacts, let you rotate iPod touch when
you’re typing, so you can use a larger keyboard.
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 app features. 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 click Start.