Assistive Access

Category: Assistive Technology

Overview

A mode that tailors the iOS and iPadOS experience for people with cognitive disabilities.

Details

Topics

• Develop for Assistive Access
• Optimizing your app for Assistive Access
• Performing accessibility testing for your app
• static var isAssistiveAccessEnabled: Bool
• var accessibilityAssistiveAccessEnabled: Bool
• UISupportsFullScreenInAssistiveAccess

See Also

• API ReferenceVoiceOver
• API ReferenceVoice Control

• API ReferenceSwitch Control

• Accessibility

• Assistive Access

Overview

Assistive Access is an accessibility feature that tailors the iOS and iPadOS experience for people with cognitive disabilities. A trusted supporter, such as a family member or caregiver, sets up this feature in Settings > Accessibility > Assistive Access. They choose the system and third-party apps to make available in Assistive Access.

Learn to use Assistive Access

• Assistive Access User Guide

Related videos

Featured Cards

• Customize your app for Assistive Access
• Meet Assistive Access

Topics (Grouped)

Develop for Assistive Access

• Optimizing your app for Assistive Access — Article; Adjust your app’s UI to make sure it works well for people who use Assistive Access.
• Performing accessibility testing for your app — Article; Test your app with accessibility settings and assistive technologies to discover and address accessibility issues.
• varisAssistiveAccessEnabled:Bool — static; A Boolean value that indicates whether Assistive Access is running.
• accessibilityAssistiveAccessEnabled:Bool — var; A Boolean value that indicates whether Assistive Access is in use.
• UISupportsFullScreenInAssistiveAccess — A Boolean value that indicates if an iOS or iPadOS app appears as full screen in Assistive Access.

Assistive technologies

• VoiceOver — API Reference; A gesture-based screen reader that provides an auditory description of the content onscreen.
• Voice Control — API Reference; An interface for navigating a device using voice commands to tap, swipe, type, and more.

• Switch Control — API Reference; An interface for navigating a device with a variety of adaptive switch hardware, wireless game controllers, or sounds such as a click or a pop.

• Customize your app for Assistive Access

• Meet Assistive Access

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Source: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/accessibility/assistive-access