IPad home button issue. Nothing is working.

So I have had my iPad2 since December, and have had no issues until recently. A few days ago, the home button became slow to respond, and within minutes stopped worked altogether. I looked online for an answer, and one solution was to restore the device through iTunes. I did this and was happy to see that it was working again.
Today, it just stopped working again. I don't want to restore it again if it is only going quite working again. The button isn't working at all, so I can't do a hard reset. I have tried syncing it, shutting it down, and nothing is working. So far, apple support hasn't helped. I'm hoping somebody as a simpler, longer lasting solution for it. I don't think it is hardware since the restore fixed the issues before, so I was hoping to fix it myself before I go the route of repair.
Thanks for any help.

Apple does not repair iPads, they replace them. Take it to the location where you purchased it and have it replaced under the warranty.

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Christopher Doryan wrote:
Hi Hexonxonx, thanks for trying to help, but next time please read the entire discussion, in oder to better comprehend what is being asked. The reason being is that your answer added nothing to what had already been mentioned.
Like I said, I was aware it was possible to access the apps through the finder, but the question revolved around how to recover the quick launch app icons for certain vanished apps.
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