[blindlaw] [blind law] Best Recent Developments, Technology

Wed May 15 09:02:31 UTC 2013

I agree the iPhone is one of the best developments in a while. Particularly iBooks, Kindle and a whole range of other legal resources and reference apps available on iOS.

I have a bluetooth keyboard but I find I don't use it much anymore. The iPhone case with attached keyboard sounds interesting, but I'd be worried that the tiny keyboard would still be annoying to type on. As it is, I usually only use my iPHone to consume content rather than create it. I generally do longer typing on my Mac. On my iPhone I use Siri a lot or, if it's not appropriate to use Siri, I use a brilliant app called Braille Touch which allows me to input text super fast (relatively speaking) similar to typing on a braille machine.

I plan to get an iPad to use primarily as a reading device.

However, for reading court transcripts and typing legal documents I still use Microsoft Word on a Windows computer running the JAWS screen reader.

On 15/05/2013, at 2:49 PM, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> wrote:

I don't have a bluetooth keyboard case, but the idea sounds fascinating.
I do use an app called Fleksy, though, which works like a charm.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 15, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Sy Hoekstra <sy.hoekstra at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh right. I don't use braille, so I always forget about that. And the huge advantage of a keyboard over siri is you can actually type anywhere you are, as opposed to speaking out loud to siri, which I only ever want to do when I'm alone because it's just so weird to text out loud in public.
> 
> Also, I'm still a student, and I like to be able to sneak my headphones out of my laptop and into my phone and text in class, haha.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Well, you can always use Siri… And I think I actually prefer using my braille note apex as opposed to a Bluetooth keyboard… I know this is a luxury many of us can't afford, but I love being able to type and access my phone with a braille display from the same device.
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> On May 14, 2013, at 8:16 PM, Sy Hoekstra <sy.hoekstra at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> iPhone with the built-in voice over screen reader + an iPhone case that has
>> a slide-out Bluetooth qwerty keyboard. You can get the cases on Amazon for
>> like $20. It's an amazing combo. 
>> 
>> I suggest the Bluetooth keyboard cases for anyone using voiceover on the
>> iPhone. I actually don't know why any blind people have iPhones without them
>> because typing on a touch screen, even with voiceover, is so ridiculous. 
>> 
>> Sybren Hoekstra
>> New York University School of Law
>> J.D. candidate, class of 2014
>> (646) 358-2871
>> 
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>> I have found universal design fantastic in smart phones.  Also, EBooks, when
>> they are accessible, are fantastic.  Culturally it is a nice touch when I
>> can easily down load a new book when my friends and colleagues are reading
>> it.  The only thing stopping me now is work eating into relaxation time.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gerard
>> Sadlier
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
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>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I don't always keep up with technology, as much as I should and I wonder if
>> people  had suggestions about the best recent developments in terms of
>> technology for the blind, be it hardware, software etc.?
>> 
>> Ger
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