[blindkid] Technology question

Jim Beyer jim at riversedgehomes.com
Tue May 1 01:08:09 UTC 2012


I agree with Heidi,

Lauren could tell you better, but I'll try. Lauren knows JAWS well so she is
sticking with it, BUT... if she was just beginning, she would stick with
i-devices. She has an i-Phone and admires Voiceover. 

Her i-Phone doubles as an i-Pad since it does all the same things (in her
testimony to me at least) but at a much cheaper cost. I-Pads are bigger so
that sighted users can have better access; however that is moot for
Voice-over users. 

Another benefit of blindness.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of hpscheffer at aol.com
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 10:32 AM
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Technology question

My daughter should be the one writing you, but as a quick one. She loves
anything apple, iphone, ipad, macbook, and anything i that she can find. On
the iphone as with any apple device, like the ipad, there is a voice over
feature that makes it real easy to use. She can text, it reads texts back,
she can surf the internet, listen to music or download apps, play games, and
anything else that is "in" right now. She thought herself how to use it,
figuring it out was not hard. Denise has a great site called
www.yourtechvision.com I use for consulting and has great information. 


Have fun,


Heidi



-----Original Message-----
From: Rosina Solano <colemangirly at yahoo.com>
To: blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Mon, Apr 30, 2012 12:06 pm
Subject: [blindkid] Technology question





Okay, I have a tech question for you older kids or parents out there.  We
are 
tech deficient and stupid so hoping for input for you more experienced
users.
 
What do you use your tech for?  For example do you find that you use your 
notetakers for writting assignments and such?  Do you use it for internet or
do 
you use your laptop more for internet?  For those with smart phones, what do
you 
use them for other than phones?  
 
My son has a notetaker and uses it a little for school work, but it will get

used lots more this coming year.  He is interested in getting his own email
and 
maybe FB to stay in contact with his friends and some of his mentors.  I am 
thinking of getting him his own laptop, but JAWS is so expensive, does
anyone 
use any cheaper programs?  What do you use them for?  He wants to keep in
touch 
with his friends far away, and to play online games and look stuff up
himself.  
I am tech ignorant so don't even know what way to go.  I know all of the
items 
can do this, but realistically what do you use for what applications.
 
I hope that I am not rambling;
 
Thanks;
Rosina, Missouri
 
_______________________________________________
blindkid mailing list
blindkid at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
blindkid:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/hpscheffer%40aol.com

 
_______________________________________________
blindkid mailing list
blindkid at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
blindkid:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/jim%40riversedgehomes.
com





More information about the BlindKid mailing list