[blindkid] iPhone and iPad

DrV icdx at earthlink.net
Mon Oct 29 04:49:34 UTC 2012


VoiceOver is the Screenreader on the iDevices & overall works well.
You can activate many, but not all links in VoiceOver mode.
You can activate iMovie videos that you import via iTunes in the Videos
app.
You can activate & view You Tube videos via VoiceOver the You Tube app.
My 5th grade son started playing with his new iPhone today & together with
me he just created his book report slide presentation using the KeyNote
(the Apple equivalent of PowerPoint) app. It's overall a smooth interface,
unfortunately it doest look like you can add slides while in VoiceOver
mode (this may be an app quirk that needs to still be worked out or it may
be that we haven't figured out how to do it yet, but we couldn't get the
add slide button to activate) - we got around this by me preloading the
template slides, then he could modify each slide.
As a sighted person, I have found that it takes a while to get use to
navigating via VoiceOver, but now that I've used it quite a bit I am able
to maneuver almost as fluidly as with VoiceOver off for most tasks; some
activities though are still much easier to complete with VoiceOver off.
The technology is quite cool.
My 5th grader was so excited today, so stimulated by it all, that I hope
he can sleep tonight Š
Best wishes,
Eric 


On 10/28/12 5:05 PM, "Thea Eaton" <thea at doodledoo.com> wrote:

>Ah, thank you for all that information!! This is very helpful!
>
>Thea Eaton
>DoodleDoo
>www.doodledoo.com 
>Where early birds learn.
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Richard
>Holloway
>Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 6:36 PM
>To: Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
>Subject: Re: [blindkid] iPhone and iPad
>
>I can give you the extremely basic overview-- you tap the home button 5
>times and an iPad will tell you that VoiceOver is activated. After that,
>it
>reads aloud most anything you touch, and in many cases it will tell you to
>double tap to activate things which would normally go with a single touch
>if
>VoiceOver were off. You may find it handy to lock screen rotation off.
>VoiceOver will announce orientation when the screen rotates, but I find it
>confusing to use with rotation for VoiceOver.
>
>The cool thing is that VoiceOver is built in to the operating system, so
>even a demo unit in a store could be explored to see if you find this
>useful. I am aware of some screen-covering templates available for iPhone
>to
>help locate things. There are probably others. I also assume activation is
>similar on most iDevices.
>
>Additional access can be gained with a variety of Bluetooth accessories.
>To
>use iDevices though a bluetooth Braille keyboard, Braille display, etc.,
>you
>just pair them much like pairing a wireless headset on a phone, and of
>corse
>you have voice access through SIRI on most of the newer devices. SIRI is
>not
>available on the iPad (orig.) or iPad 2, nor is it available in any pre-4s
>cell phone. I believe it only works on the very latest of the iPad touch
>units as well. (All this assuming assuming you're not using jailbreak or
>some similar unlocking or "cracking" solution which may offer Siri or
>other
>features, but voids the warranty and pretty much eliminates Apple's
>support
>options for you.)
>
>Since it is so easy to demo the VoiceOver on a friend's phone or iPad, or
>to
>try it out at the store, that may be the best place to start. Also, check
>out YouTube for many posts. Search youtube for "VoiceOver" and "VoiceOver
>blind". You'll find a bunch of to look at there.
>
>Good luck!
>
>Sent from my iPad
>
>On Oct 28, 2012, at 3:18 PM, "Thea Eaton" <thea at doodledoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Could someone tell us how users who usually use a screen reader, access
>apps
>> and websites on the iPad and iPhone? Are there any videos that are
>> accessible, and if so, how is the user experience with those? We are
>>about
>> to engage in a video project that will run on the iPad and iPhone, and
>needs
>> to be accessible. Any user experiences are appreciated!
>> 
>> Thank you!
>> 
>> Thea Eaton
>> DoodleDoo
>> www.doodledoo.com
>> Where early birds learn.
>> 1-888-42 DOODLE
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Richard
>> Holloway
>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:35 PM
>> To: SUSAN POLANSKY; Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind
>children)
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] iPhone and iPad
>> 
>> An option that can help with WiFi-only solutions is that some cell
>>phones
>> can now "tether" to allow a wifi hot spot which an iPad or iPod touch
>>can
>> access when near the tethered phone, or my personal favorite option, a
>Clear
>> wireless device which is a 4G wireless hotspot. Other carriers also
>>offer
>> similar devices, including Sprint, which (at least in Atlanta) is
>>actually
>> the same network as Clear Wireless. I think one company owns a big chunk
>of
>> the other...
>> 
>> My hot spot has a faster-than-dsl connection all over most major cities
>and
>> drives data to multiple computers, cell phones, iPads, etc., all over
>>town
>> in the car, on vacations, etc. (It keeps the whole family on-line every
>year
>> at the national convention!) It is also a dandy home backup web service
>>in
>> case your cable, DSL, etc., goes down. In other words, it offers a lot
>>of
>> bandwidth and flexible options for less than most cell plans if your
>>child
>> isn't in need of a cell phone yet.
>> 
>> Oh, and as a big bonus for Apex users? (or anyone using a wifi capable
>> Braille notetaker) you can, of corse, use this to use the web on family
>> outings in the car, or when traveling on a bus, etc.
>> 
>> SOOOOOO many cool new gadgets.... So much bandwidth.... But alas, so
>little
>> time and money
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> On Oct 25, 2012, at 10:50 PM, SUSAN POLANSKY <sepolansky at verizon.net>
>wrote:
>> 
>>> We were not ready to buy an iPone and data plan so we got Jason the
>>>iPod
>> touch, it does need to connect to a wireless network to work. The iPod
>Touch
>> is basicly the iPhone without the phone. He has apps that tell him the
>color
>> of his clothes, identifies money, tells him if he has left the lights
>>on,
>> etc. He also has lots of fun apps. He does email and faecbook on it and
>> searches the web.
>>> Braille Press has a book on apps, this is how he found some of the ones
>he
>> uses.
>>> 
>>> Susan T. Polansky
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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