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Apple iPad accessibility features

Apple's iOS 7 and accessibility

Apple iOS 7 and Accessibility

I updated my iPad to iOS 7 at the weekend and there are a couple of extra elements on the Accessibility. I'm particuarly interested in VoiceOver which is the screen reader part that is useful to blind and partially sighted people. In particular I like
  • the larger cursor for VoiceOver for those with some sight;
  • the facility to use handwriting to unlock the front screen so you aren't announcing you passcode to the worls;
  • you can use handwriting to input text gen…

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