Get started with accessibility features on iPad

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.

For the complete list of accessibility features you can turn on during setup, see Use accessibility options to set up a new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

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
   • Magnifier
   • Display & Text Size
   • Motion
   • Spoken Content
   • Audio Descriptions
   • Physical and Motor
   • Touch
   • Face ID & Attention
   • Switch Control
   • Voice Control
   • Home or top button
   • Apple TV Remote
   • Pointer Control
   • Keyboards
   • Apple Pencil
   • AirPods
   • Hearing
   • Hearing Devices
   • Sound recognition
   • RTT
   • Audio/Visual
   • Subtitles & Captioning
   • General
   • Guided Access
   • Siri
   • Accessibility Shortcut

See alsoApple Accessibility website

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