The best workaround I have found for this is to present the view controller in full screen mode. (I'm not talking about outdated full screen)
Thus, you invoke the \ control notification center by using two checks instead of one. If the user moves up or down, he will see a small arrow instead of the entire notification center \ control. Swipe the other along this arrow to open the center. There is no public way to completely disable it, so this is your best bet.
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