Apple has released details on its education tools and initiatives launched for Accessibility Awareness month.
Apple Education is offering at home help for teachers and parents of students with disabilities. It includes free one-on-one virtual coaching sessions from Apple Professional Learning specialists, developed to help educators hone their approach to online student learning and workflows.
In addition to the coaching sessions there is a series of virtual conferences presented by the Apple Education team. Each virtual conference runs for approximately 30 minutes and covers four topics across Presentations, Videos, Accessibility and Productivity. More information: here.
AssistiveTouch is a built-in accessibility feature that lets the user adapt the iPad Multi-Touch screen to their physical needs. This video shows how to customise gestures and make other features accessible with just a touch from the AssistiveTouch menu. It helps increase productivity with new ways to search, take screenshots, and work with multiple apps. https://video.ibm.com/recorded/126608658