Slides for 60 minute iPad Camp accessibility session for K-12 educators implementing iPads for students with learning challenges.

1. iPads and
Accessibility

2. Hello!
I am Tara Mason
Lead Instructional Coach and AT Specialist
I am here because I love to talk about iOS
Accessibility! I am the Lead Special Education
Instructional Coach and Assistive Technology
Specialist for St. Vrain.
You can find me at:
mason_tara@svvsd.org

3. 1.Let’s get started
iOS Accessibility, learn one and you have learned them
all!

4. Dream
Technology is the
great equalizer.

5. Using Technology to accommodate
learning has improved the lives and
learning of individuals with disabilities by
providing access, connectedness,
engagement and empowerment.

6. Objectives
✖ 1. Utilize accessibility software &
strategies
✖ 2. Hands-on Practice with
Accessibility Features
✖ 3. Case Study

7. iOS 8 Quick Start Guide

8. On the Device
• Vision
• Hearing
• Physical
• Learning
• Independent Living
iOS Accessibility Features
Where are these
features located?

9. Place your screenshot here
Vision -related and print
disabilities
VoiceOver, Zoom, & Speech

10. Place your screenshot here
Hearing-related and multimedia
supports
Captions, subtitles, and hearing adjustments

11. Place your screenshot here
learning and accessibility
Guided Access, Apps, and Interaction

12. Place your screenshot here
Physical-related accessibility
features
Assistive touch, Siri, and other features

13. Place your screenshot here
Organization and Independent
Living
iCal, Schoology, and Reminders

14. Independence with the iPad
iCal Evernote Safari
Reminders Mail Google
Drive
Facetime
iCloud

15. So…
now that we know what the
iPad can do…
how should we
implement it?

16. 1. Introduce and
Discuss
2. Model with
verbal
descriptions
3. Scaffold or
Differentiate
4. Independent
practice and
homework
5. Monitor and
Maintain

17. What is another way to think about this
instructional Cycle as it applies to
Assistive Technology?

18. Other items to consider
Instructional
Planning
Task Analysis Collaboration

19. Task Analysis and Accessibility
Features (10 Minutes)
Choose
Area: Vision
Hearing
Learning
Physical
Analyze
Steps: What
extra step
may be
needed?
Note Steps
needed to
activate
feature

20. Group Share
What accessibility feature did you try out?

21. Case Studies

22. Case Studies, 1-10
(15 Minutes)Pick 1-2
Figure out a planShare with the group!
Get into
groups/partnersComplete Questions

23. Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
Student Services
mason_tara@svvsd.org
blogs.svvsd.org/assistivetechnology