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You are able to search iTunes to find movies available with au- dio description- these will contain an AD icon under the title. If you have iTunes on your computer or tablet, click this link to connect to iTunes and see the movies available with audio descriptions. https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore. woa/wa/viewMultiRoom?cc=us&fcId=1103547439&ls=1&ap- p=itunes&amp&v0=www-us-accessibility-tv-vision-audio-de- scriptions-available-movies Apple TV: Accessibility Options for Vision VoiceOver: VoiceOver is a built-in screen reader that de- scribes exactly what’s on your TV screen. To activate VoiceOver, triple-click the Menu button and let Apple TV guide you through the setup. You can also turn VoiceOver on from the Accessibility Options, set up a Shortcut or ask Siri. When setting up VoiceOver, you are able to adjust the speech speed (from very slow to very fast) and to change pitch. Apple also includes VoiceOver Prac- tice which guides you in learning its use. For a comprehensive video tutorial on VoiceOver on the 4th Generation Apple TV, see Louis Perez excellent video at https://www.youtube.com/

screen text. To do this, there are four presets for the different kinds of color blindness: Grayscale, Red/Green Filter, Green/Red filter and Blue/Yellow filter. After you choose one, you can then select intensity to adjust the filter’s strength. To help you read onscreen text, select the Color Tint option and then select in- tensity or hue to make adjustments. Once you set your filter, it applies to everything you see on Apple TV. Light Sensitivity lets you lower or increase the overall bright- ness. Reduce White Point can be used to lower or increase the in- tensity of bright colors. (Since Display Accommodations aren’t necessarily needed at all times, you can quickly turn them on and off with a shortcut: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut

Color Filters on Apple TV

and select any features that you want a shortcut for.)

Apple TV: Accessibility Options: Interface These three additional options will assist the user with visual impairments: Bold Text, Increase Contrast and Reduce Motion (Reduce Mo- tion will limit the amount of animation used when app icons are activated.) Use shortcuts to turn these on and off as needed. Apple TV: Accessibility Options for Hearing Impairments Mono Audio: Typical stereo sound includes distinct left and right channels, so that each listening ear gets different input. If you are hard of hearing or deaf in one ear, this might result in missing words, notes or sounds while watching media with a headset or earphones. With Mono Audio Set, you can set hearing controls so that Apple TV outputs all sound through selected ear. Balance: With this slider, you can adjust the balance of audio between left and right speakers/ears. When you move the slider to one side or the other, that headphone will be much louder than the other.

Louis Perez - VoiceOver on the 4th Generation Apple TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaclLQ84vPw

watch?v=OaclLQ84vPw Zoom: The Zoom feature provides the user with up to 15X magnification on the Apple TV. You can turn Zoom on from the Accessibility Options area. Once turned on, you can then touch the remote three times to zoom in and out where ever you are. Double tap and slide with 2 fingers to adjust the zoom level. Tap with two fingers to enable the zoom drag mode. Then drag to move around the screen. Set maximum zoom level up to 15X. Display Accommodations: Display Accommodations has three adjustments: Color Filters, Light Sensitivity and Reduce White Point. These are designed for those who are color blind: Color Filters can help differentiate colors and help read on-

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