[blindkid] iPhone and iPad

Tue Oct 30 04:07:51 UTC 2012

This was very helpful, thank you! This is a great guide.

Thea Eaton
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Denise
M Robinson
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 9:39 AM
To: SUSAN POLANSKY; Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] iPhone and iPad

Here is a huge curriculum on the ipad/iphone and of course ipod touch...all
the same as Susan has said--for free download--tons more on the site for
itools also

go to: http://www.yourtechvision.com/products/ipad-iphone-curriculum

Denise

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 11:55 PM, SUSAN POLANSKY
<sepolansky at verizon.net>wrote:

> National Braille Press has Braille book on how to use the iPhone, the same
> book applies to the iPod Touch which works the same as the iPhone [it's
> basicly an iPhone without the phone part]. They may have one on the iPad
> but since we don't have one I have not checked it out. Jason also has
books
> from Braille Press on how to use facebook, twitter,etc and on on apps.
>
> Susan T. Polansky
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Thea Eaton <thea at doodledoo.com>
> To: "'Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)'" <
> blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 8:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] iPhone and iPad
>
> Ah, thank you for all that information!! This is very helpful!
>
> Thea Eaton
> DoodleDoo
> http://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: 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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