Apple iPad
Accessible, versatile tablet supporting a huge range of iPad apps for almost any task.
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Product description
The Apple iPad is equipped with a number of accessibility features to help optimise the display, control the device or navigate your surroundings. There are apps to cater for almost any need, task, function or occasion. These include VoiceOver, which provides auditory descriptions of elements and tells you exactly what is happening on your device, VoiceOver + braille, which provides the same assistance but in braille form, magnifier, which uses the built-in camera to work like a digital magnifying glass so you can magnify your surroundings, and spoken content, which enables your device to read the text on the screen out loud.
Apple iPad highlights
Apple iPad can be helpful for:
- Magnifying digital content and your surroundings.
- Being productive and staying in touch with a full suite of iPad apps.
- Note-taking with optional stylus and keyboard accessories.
I use an iPad for a variety of tasks such as listening to music and watching catch-up TV. The sound quality is excellent, but you can enhance it even further by pairing it with a Smart speaker. The iPad enables someone with sight loss to use its magnification or screen reading features to perform a variety of useful tasks for leisure, work or education.
Note for magnification users: The pros and cons are listed next to each other.
Pros
- Can be connected to monitors, peripherals and accessories to extend their functionality.
- Available in a range of screen sizes, from 8.3 inches to 12.9 inches.
- iPads are widely supported in education, at work and at home.
- iPads have a full range of accessibility features and apps to cater for almost every need.
Cons
- Magnification features may not be as extensive as those found on specialist electronic magnifiers.
Ease of use
Moderate
Set up time
Estimate: 2 hours
Price range
£300 - £1,000
This is a rough price estimate. Please check the supplier's website below for current and accurate pricing.
Learn more
- There is a wealth of useful information available on the Apple Support website, including Accessibility features on iPad (Apple Support)
- Find out more about the Tech for All learning programme on the Guide Dogs website which has been designed to help you and your family get the most out of your new Apple device.
- There are many useful guides on the AppleVis.com community website, written by, and for, people with vision impairment, such as the guide on getting started with the Apple iPhone or iPad.
Manufacturer details
You can find more information about this product by contacting the Manufacturer:
Apple Accessibility Support
Phone: 0800 048 0754
Email: accessibility@apple.com
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Our tech reviews have been selected and created by sight loss experts and people with lived experience from: Blind Veterans UK, Glaucoma UK, Guide Dogs, Henshaws, The Macular Society, Retina UK, RNIB, Thomas Pocklington Trust, Technology Association of Visually Impaired People (TAVIP) and Visionary with key input from a panel of professionals, with lived experience, from the following organisations: Berkshire Vision, Outlookers, Seescape, Sight Advice South Lakes, Sight Concern Worcestershire, Sight Airedale and The Braillists Foundation
