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New iPad OS Tested with TrackBalls, Joysticks and other Alternative Access Devices

New iPad OS Tested with TrackBalls, Joysticks and other Alternative Access Devices 0

TESTED:  new iPad iOS with alternative access tools including joysticks, trackballs, chin mouse and large keyboard. Spoiler alert -- it's a game changer. 

Mouse control added to the new iPadOS

Mouse control added to the new iPadOS 0

Apple's newly announced iPadOS will add mouse control access to its accessibility features -- access that both the consumer market and alternative access users have wanted for years.  Currently in beta, this new feature will become available in the new OS sometime in fall 2019.  But what does this new feature mean for the hotly anticipated, recently launched AMAneo BTI mouse to iOS interface?

New iOS 11 Switch User Guide free Download

New iOS 11 Switch User Guide free Download 0

Ablenet recently made available for free download their updated Switch Control – The Missing User’s Guide for iOS 11. Download the pdf of the guide here for free. 
New accessibility resources from Ablenet

New accessibility resources from Ablenet 0

Invaluable free resources from Ablenet for supporting users with complex needs and putting Universal Design for Learning into action in the classroom:

Designing Your 21st Century Accessible Classroom infographic (downloadable pdf)iOS 10 Accessibility Switch Control - The Missing User Guide (downloadable pdf); Action Dictionary iBook,