Voice Over stuck, pushing home button x3 not working

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Voice Over stuck, pushing home button x3 not working

I somehow managed to get voice over turned on on my iPad. I looked up the directions in the manual as to how to deactivate voice over, neither of them want to work. I can't get the iPad to unlock to get to "Settings" to try to fix the problem. Any time I swipe to unlock, voice over just states what is going on with the home screen. I've pushed the "home" button x3 with no effect, voice over just states what is going on. I've reset the iPad which did nothing. I'm looking for any suggestions before I head to the "genius bar" tomorrow as my Apple Care is expired.

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Posted on Jul 12, 2014 6:48 PM

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Answer 1

Diavonex

Level 9

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Jul 12, 2014 7:05 PM in response to StarDeb55

Unlock passcode

1. Turn on iPad

2. Tap "Slide to open" once and double-tap "Slide to open" again

3. Passcode Screen

4. Tap the first code once and double-tap code again

5. Tap the second code once and double-tap code again

6. Tap the third code once and double-tap code again

7. Tap the fourth code once and double-tap code again

8. Home Screen

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Answer 2

Diavonex

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Jul 12, 2014 7:06 PM in response to StarDeb55

Turn off VoiceOver

1. Press the Home button

2. Tap Settings.

3. Then double-tap Settings.

4. Tap General.

5. Then double-tap General.

6. Use three fingers on the screen to scroll to Accessibility

7. Tap Accessibility.

8. Then double-tap Accessibility

9. Tap VoiceOver

10. Then double-tap VoiceOver.

11. Tap "On" next to VoiceOver

12. Then double-tap "On" to turn it off.

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Answer 3

Diavonex

Level 9

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Jul 12, 2014 7:08 PM in response to StarDeb55

VoiceOver Control

Single tap to hear a description of what you have tapped

Double tap to activate

Flick to the left or right to move to the next item on screen

Three fingers to scroll

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Answer 4

StarDeb55 Author

Level 6

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Jul 13, 2014 2:19 PM in response to Diavonex

VoiceOver has got me locked out if the Home page, I can't even get to "settings". I know how to turn VO off from settings, but I can't get there.

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