iTunes Switch Access
While switch access isn't natively built into iTunes on the mac or PC, it is fairly easy to set it up with two switches so students can navigate through a basic playlist with the ability to play, pause and move to the next song.
All you need is a computer with iTunes installed, a switch interface (i'm using the Crick USB Switch Interface, by Crick Software) and one or two switches.
Open the settings for your switch interface and program. You will need to change the programming for the first two switch ports. For my setup I changed port 1 to be the key press "space". This will alternate between playing and pausing the current song in iTunes. Port 2 I changed to "command + left arrow", which will move to the next song on the playlist.
Close the settings and you are good to go.
Depending on the student you are working with you may wish to change the way iTunes looks. For some students the ability to read which songs are coming up in the playlist is important, so it's best to have them looking at list view. However some students really like watching the iTunes visualiser You can find it under 'view' > 'show visualiser'.
All you need is a computer with iTunes installed, a switch interface (i'm using the Crick USB Switch Interface, by Crick Software) and one or two switches.
Open the settings for your switch interface and program. You will need to change the programming for the first two switch ports. For my setup I changed port 1 to be the key press "space". This will alternate between playing and pausing the current song in iTunes. Port 2 I changed to "command + left arrow", which will move to the next song on the playlist.
Close the settings and you are good to go.
Depending on the student you are working with you may wish to change the way iTunes looks. For some students the ability to read which songs are coming up in the playlist is important, so it's best to have them looking at list view. However some students really like watching the iTunes visualiser You can find it under 'view' > 'show visualiser'.
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