How do I turn off the fancy flick and pinch features in the iPad?

Question

I'm using my iPad with my son who is severely physically handicapped. He can't do a simple single finger tap and instead uses all five fingers on the pad while moving his hand back and forth. This actually works just fine within the apps he wants to play with, however he often accidentally switches apps, pulls down the calendar, or pulls up more options because he is accidentally performing fancy moves on the pad by mistake. Can I turn off those features - or maybe lock the screen so it's "stuck" in one app and can't move to another by accident?

Answer 1

You can turn off the multitasking gestures which may be causing the screen to move form app to app when he swipes left to right or swipes up from the bottom.
Go to Settings>General>Multitasking gestures>Off. That should help some.
Unfortuantely - You can't turn off the notification center - the calendar that pulls down from the top. If you swipe down from the top, that is always going to appear on the screen. 
And there is no way to simply lock into one app. You can lock the screen orientation via the side switch or in the task bar at the bottom of the iPad - double tap the home button and swipe to the right to find the screen lock icon all the way on the left -  it isn't locked by the side switch.
There may be iPad cases that will aid you in preventing your son from accidentally performing these screen movements with his hands, however, you would have to search for those with a Google search or maybe post a more specific question in this help site in order to get input from others in similar circumstances. You need something along the lines of a kiosk case - but one that allows more freedom of touch.