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Thanks so much Robbie - sadly the expensive cases they have allow access to all the connections and buttons - off to investigate Bub caps as they seem to even offer an answer over a protection cover. If that fails it will be hunt the app or develop one! Best wishes E.A. -----Original Message----- From: A discussion list for Assistive Technology professionals. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robbie Corbett Sent: 06 February 2011 21:20 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: temporary disable Ipad home button On the face of it there are two options if you don't want to jailbreak: o A hard plastic case (that blocks the home button); o Or develop a bespoke app that allows greater control over the iPad as you run the iPads in developer mode.... Just found "BubCap". Is it durable enough? http://papercliprobot.com/ On 6 Feb 2011, at 21:03, E.A. Draffan wrote: > I am working with a group of students with complex needs at a special > school on a project that involves the use of iPads. Some students are > constantly pressing the home button and we need to temporarily disable it whilst they > access their chosen apps. The iPads have protective sleeves that are > incredibly tightly fitting so putting a thin plastic strip with duct tape > over the button does not work. Sadly all the other home button protection > ideas appear to be for kiosk mountings. Does anyone have any ideas? > > We do not want to Jailbreak the iPads, but this seems to be the only > way to get a software solution. > http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=931043 > > > Sticky gum ideas tend to become easy targets for certain students and > are pulled off in a few minutes. Many thanks for any thoughts on the subject. > > Best wishes E.A. > > Mrs E.A. Draffan > Learning Societies Lab, > ECS, University of Southampton, > Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 > http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk > http://www.emptech.info (R)