[rmaus]

With 'Reachability' enabled (Settings -> General -> Accessibility), you can partially get around this. Activate Reachability (swipe down on home bar), then swipe down on the (now-easier-to-reach) battery/signal area to access the control center. It should be noted this trick does not work from the lock screen.

Edit: this still works even if the battery/signal icon isn't there, you just have to guess approximately where the new location for the 'top right' of the screen is, and swipe down there to get the control center.

Edit2: messed around a little more and I guess you can actually access notifications using this method, it doesn't feel very consistent for me though.

[perfmode]

I use reachability, but didn’t mention it because I forgot what it was called and didn’t care to look it up. It’s helpful certainly.