Can I screen share the iPad from my mac?

Question

My 97 year old father is returning the Macbook Pro I bought for him as his ability to continue learning and using it effectivly has finally subsided to that determining point.  He is anxious to buy the upcomiong iPad in hopes of still being able to receive emails and have access to the internet as well as display photos and other limited uses. 
My father has always traveled and has, my whole life and for most of his, spent it somewhere else, always moving.  The most wonderful feature for provideing him with learning about his Mac and problem solving when needed in romote locations from my steady location, many miles away,  has been the use of screen sharing.  Every time he had accidentally lost his mail or needed to learn a new feature, I just had to ask him to start up iChat and accept my invite. 
THE VERY PROBLEMATIC FEATURE OF MAKING THE ACCEPANCE BUTTON APPREAR REQUIRES A MOUSE-OVER as it is not available at fist.  THIS IS VERY VERY DIFFICULT FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND AND HAS PREVENTED MANY OF MY ELDERLY RELATIVES FROM BEING ABLE TO PARTICIOPATE IN SCREEN SHARING. SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS NOT ALREADY THERE; it seems that elegance is more important than function in this case.
Aside from this difficulty, screen sharing was brilliant.  Now I expect he'll buy an iPad and will immediatly need assistance with it.  Is there any way for me to manage it remotely for him?  Upon initial perusal of this I've found that the other direction is possible, but not controling or sharing an iPad from a Mac.
Does anyone have any suggestions or further information?
Many thanks in advance.

Answer 1

sorry but no.  apple does not allow screen sharing or remote assitance on iOS devices.