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Appendix A Accessibility 145
Mono audio and balance
Mono Audio combines the sound from the left and right channels into a mono signal played on
both channels. This way you can hear everything with either ear, or through both ears with one
channel set louder.
Turn Mono Audio on or o. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Mono Audio.
Adjust the balance. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility, then drag the Left Right Stereo
Balance slider.
Subtitles and closed captions
The Videos app includes an Alternate Track button you can tap to choose subtitles and
captions oered 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 iPad to list them instead, if 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.
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. For information, see Use Siri on page 47.
Widescreen keyboards
All built-in iPad apps show a larger onscreen keyboard when you rotate iPad to landscape view.
You can also type using an Apple Wireless Keyboard.
Guided Access
Guided Access helps an iPad user stay focused on a task. Guided Access dedicates iPad to a
single app, and lets you control which app features are available. Use Guided Access to:
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Temporarily restrict iPad 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 iPad hardware buttons
Use Guided Access. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access, where you can: