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Using Switch Access

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Using Switch Access

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- [Instructor] Switch Access is the accessibility service that communicates with Switch devices. A switch device has a very different type of input. It replaces the touch screen, the mouse, and the keyboard. A switch device is typically a one or a few more button device that allows people with motor impairment to use software applications. A famous example was the theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, who had a severe mobility impairment caused by a motor-neuron disease. Throughout his life, he was able to communicate through the use of a switch device that would be activated by the movement of his cheek. On Android, Switch Access is the service used to interface with a switch device. It ships by default with TalkBack, so if you install TalkBack on your Android, you will also have Switch Access available. The way Switch Access work is by moving focus item by item until you select the item you want. This way of exploring the screen is also known as scanning the screen. Auto-scan is…

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