
Accessible Solitaire
Card
Free · Designed for iPad
The Accessible Solitaire app has been designed to provide a fun experience for all players.
For players who are blind or partially sighted, the iOS VoiceOver screen reader announces details of the playing cards as you move through the game, and the app includes several in-app features to help make the contents of the cards easier to see.
Using speech at the game together with the iOS Voice Access feature, or using a switch device together with the iOS Switch Access feature, means can all playing cards can be moved around the game using either speech or a switch.
A short video showing the Accessible Solitaire games being played on an iPad mini with VoiceOver, Voice Control and Switch Control, is at: https://youtu.be/VKanx3K_4zA. First in the Klondike Solitaire game, a card is moved using the VoiceOver screen reader. After the move is complete, VoiceOver announces available moves in the game. Then VoiceOver is turned off, Voice Control is turned on, and a card is moved using voice input. Then Voice Control is turn off, Switch Control is turned on, and a card is moved using an Xbox Adaptive Controller. Then still using Switch Control, the app moves to a game of Pyramid Solitaire, and a card is discarded from the pyramid using the Xbox Adaptive Controller. Then Switch Control is turned off, Voice Control is turned on and cards are discarded from the pyramid using voice input. Then Voice Control is turned off, VoiceOver is turned on, and the game play continues using VoiceOver. After a move is completed, VoiceOver announces available moves in the game.
Feedback on how the game can be made more accessible is always welcome!
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Accessible Solitaire Version 3.16 contains two updates based on player feedback. The first of those updates means that a click on the Help item in the app menu links to content specific to the solitaire game currently being played. For all posts relating to the app, please visit AccessibleSolitaire.com.
The second update is a new setting to optionally show a Restart Game button beneath the App Menu button near the top left corner of the app. Clicking this button has the same effect as clicking the Restart Game item in the App Menu, but requires fewer steps to access it.
Please note that recent versions of the Accessible Solitaire app have had changes made relating to loading up a previous game session when the app is started or when moving between games, and when the cards are dealt when a game is restarted. Currently the app does need some improvements in this area, so thanks for your patience while I continue to work on that. For example, the games can take a few seconds to start, and players should wait for the game to be ready. Also, in rare cases a dealt card pile might not appear at all or a card in the pile might visually appear empty. Restarting the app should fix those issues until I've had an opportunity to make the app more robust.
The developer, Guy Barker, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Provider
- Guy Barker
- Size
- 94.7 MB
- Category
- Card
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- English and Polish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Guy Barker