Get started with accessibility features on iPad

Posted from the Apple Accessibility Website.

iPad provides many accessibility features to support your vision, physical and motor, hearing, and learning needs. Learn how to configure these features and set up shortcuts for easy access.

Turn on accessibility features during setup.

You can turn on many accessibility features right away when you first set up iPad. Turn on iPad, then do any of the following:

• Turn on VoiceOver:Triple-click the Home button (on an iPad with a Home button) or triple-click the top button (on other iPad models).
• Turn on Zoom:Double-tap the screen with three fingers.
• Turn on Switch Control, Larger Text, Smart Invert, and more:Choose a language and country, tap , then choose the features you want.

If you’re moving from a previous iPad, you can also transfer your accessibility settings. See Turn on and set up iPad.

Change accessibility settings

After you set up iPad, you can adjust accessibility settings.

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility.
2. Choose any of the following features:
   • Vision
     • VoiceOver
     • Zoom
     • Hover Text
     • Display and text size
     • Motion
     • Spoken content
     • Audio descriptions
   • Physical and motor
     • AssistiveTouch
     • Touch accommodations
     • Call audio routing
     • Face ID and attention
     • Switch Control
     • Voice Control
     • Home or top button
     • Apple TV remote
     • Pointer control
     • Keyboards
     • Apple Pencil
     • AirPods
   • Hearing
     • Hearing devices
     • Live Listen
     • Sound recognition
     • RTT
     • Mono audio and balance
     • LED flash for alerts
     • Headphone accommodations
     • Background sounds
     • Subtitles and captions
     • Transcriptions for Intercom messages from HomePod
     • Live Captions (beta)
   • General
     • Guided Access
     • Siri
     • Accessibility Shortcut
     • Per-app settings

See also Apple Accessibility website