Physical & Motor Skills
If you have difficulty using the keyboard, mouse, and track-pad on your computer or you have difficulty using physical controls, you can still manage your music with iTunes and enjoy it on the go with iPod.
iPod classic, iPod shuffle, and iPod nano
Using their tactile physical buttons, you can easily control your iPod classic, iPod nano, or iPod shuffle with a very light touch. On iPod shuffle, the buttons available to you include the circular control pad and clickable center button; on iPod classic and iPod nano, they include the sleep/wake button and the touch-sensitive Click Wheel. Audio clicks provide feedback, and the new iPod nano (4th generation) provides spoken menus as well.
iPod touch
iPod touch features a large 3.5-inch touch screen that requires no finger pressure — only simple contact — making it extremely easy to operate. In fact, iPod touch has only two physical buttons: an edge-mounted volume-control rocker switch and a concave Home button, centered at the bottom of the screen. Easy to feel and operate, both also provide tactile feedback.
If you require an alternative, you can use a stylus instead. The Pogo Stylus and the Soft Touch Stylus, both sold separately, offer an alternate way to control iPod touch. For these and other accessibility solutions for iPod, visit the iPod accessories page.
iTunes
iTunes takes full advantage of the native accessibility features built into Mac OS X that make it easier to type and control using the keyboard. These include Sticky Keys, Mouse Keys, Slow Keys, and other software-based accessibility features, available in the Universal Access pane of System Preferences. iTunes is also compatible with alternative input devices (sold separately) that you can use in place of the mouse and keyboard.
