Is there an accessability setting for those that have experienced a stroke?

MiniMe2 wrote:

A friend of my sisters had a stroke on the right side of her brain, resulting in her left field of vision being impaired. This means that any app which has its menu on the left side (in this case, it's mostly for FaceTime) makes it hard to use the app. If the menus were on the right side of the screen, her life would be much easier. Apple usually is very conscientious about supporting people with accessibility issues, but in this case, I can't see a way to move the menus to the right side of the screen.

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You can let Apple know here Product Feedback - Apple alternatively you can move the Apple device so the menu bar is in your line of vision.

It may be worthwhile to directly contact Apple Support - and ask to speak with an Accessibility Specialist. Apple have a team dedicated to offering support for accessibility issues. They will be able to offer help and support with suggestions and specific settings for users with difficulties with visual or motor function - and other disabilities.

You can contact Apple Support using the Get Support link at top-right of this page. Alternatively, you can initiate contact, or open a support case, using the excellent Apple Support App. If not already installed on your iPad, the App can be downloaded from the App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/apple-support/id1130498044

MiniMe2 wrote:

The idea of submitting feedback is a great idea and I just did so. Thanks.

Perhaps people still have more ideas to offer.

The idea of telling the person with the stroke to look to the left of the iPad is not a good idea. But thanks anyway.

I didn't say look to the left, I said move the device, sorry you're not the only person who knows someone who had a stroke, they can make adjustment.

MiniMe2 wrote:

Moving the device and moving one's eyes have the exact same end result, therefore they are of equal value, and in both cases, of no value. However I'm being very polite about the fact that your idea doesn't help. I am not being rude.

Sorry not being insensitive here but whether or not it is the same value, said person will need to learn how to readjust to life after a stroke.

So are they not going to use facetime until Apple moves the menu if they even do, or are they going to adjust?

MiniMe2 wrote:

Moving the device and moving one's eyes have the exact same end result, therefore they are of equal value, and in both cases, of no value. However I'm being very polite about the fact that your idea doesn't help. I am not being rude.

I haven't had a stroke but I have a neurological disorder that occasionally causes blindness, sometimes one eye, sometimes parts of both. . At least for me, moving the device an moving my eyes are not the same. If I keep my head facing forward and move things to the side that isn't affected, I can see them. It's not ideal but I can get by. So I can certainly understand why razmee209 made this suggestion. As you noted, not everyone who has a stroke or everyone who has any kind of neurological impairment has the same constraints.