No I did flick and heard nothing but the boundary sound. Even the person looking at the screen said there was not a thing there. lol! A reboot with the home sleep buttons worked though. and I turned it off. Is there a way they can not turn it on by accident again? I think I asked that right. lol! On Jan 7, 2013, at 12:56 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > sounds like you are sliding around the screen. it deffinitely activates what > you double tap. > > On Jan 7, 2013, at 2:40 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Nope did not work. I double tapped home and nothing happened. The icon is > still there in the middle of the screen. and the status line is above that. > > Here is an audio boo explaining the issue. it's like it is frozen and the > screen won't even lock. > > http://boo.fm/b1144690 > > Hth. > On Jan 7, 2013, at 11:24 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> actually, it's not that hard to get to if you're sighted. Can you operate >> assistive touch, if so, double tap home. >> >> On Jan 7, 2013, at 1:38 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hello to all. Some how a family member turned on assistavfe touch. I don't >> know how aw it is is pretty hard to get to. lol! >> >> anyway I tried to turn it off but all that's in the middle of the screen is >> the assistive touch icon. I can't access settings or anything like that. >> Hitting home key does nothing and even the screen won't lock. It just dims. >> >> any help would be appreciated as I know how to use assistive touch but it >> never acted like this on my phone. >> >> The iPad is running ios 6.0.1 I believe and I have voice over on. >> >> Thanks.************ >> >> >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >> >> >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >> their list subscription is: >> >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >> >> The list archive is located at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >> >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >> >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> -- >> Jonnie Appleseed >> with his >> Hands-On Technologeye(s) >> touching the internet >> Reducing technologys' disabilities >> one byte at a time >> >> ************ >> >> >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >> >> >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to >> their list subscription is: >> >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >> >> The list archive is located at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >> >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >> >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > > -- > Jonnie Appleseed > With His > Hands-on technolog(eye)s > Touching the internet > Reducingtechnology's' Disabilities > one byte at a time > > ************ > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > The list archive is located at > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx