User Guide

Appendix A Accessibility 149
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Set whether and how long you need to hold a switch down before it’s accepted as a switch
action
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Have Switch Control ignore accidental repeated switch triggers
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Adjust the point scanning speed
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Turn on sound eects or have items read aloud as they are scanned
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Choose what to include in the Switch Control menu
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Set whether items should be grouped while item scanning
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Make the selection cursor larger or a dierent color
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Save custom gestures to the control menu (in Gestures > Saved)
Fine-tune Switch Control. Choose Settings from the control menu to:
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Adjust scanning speed
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Change the location of the control menu
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Switch between item scan mode and point scan mode
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Choose whether point scan mode displays crosshairs or a grid
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Reverse the scanning direction
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Turn sound or speech accompaniment on or o
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Turn o groups to scan items one at a time
AssistiveTouch
AssistiveTouch helps you use iPod touch if you have diculty touching the screen or pressing the
buttons. You can use AssistiveTouch without an accessory to perform gestures that are dicult
for you. You can also use a compatible adaptive accessory (such as a joystick) together with
AssistiveTouch to control iPod touch.
The AssistiveTouch menu lets you perform actions such as these by just tapping (or the
equivalent on your accessory):
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Press the Home button
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Summon Siri
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Perform multi-nger gestures
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Access Control Center or Notication Center
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Adjust iPod touch volume
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Shake iPod touch
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Capture a screenshot
Turn on AssistiveTouch. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch, or use the
Accessibility Shortcut. See Accessibility Shortcut on page 12 9. When AssistiveTouch is on, the
oating menu button appears on the screen.
Show or hide the menu. Tap the oating menu button, or click the secondary button on
your accessory.
Simulate pressing the Home button. Tap the menu button, then tap Home.
Lock or rotate the screen, adjust iPodtouch volume, or simulate shaking iPodtouch. Tap the
menu button, then tap Device.