[blindLaw] Using Work Phone, is a Blue Tooth Keyboard Worth Getting

Gerard Sadlier gerard.sadlier at gmail.com
Sun Nov 17 16:21:19 UTC 2019


Flick type keyboard?

On 11/17/19, Sybren Hoekstra via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> The flicktype keyboard app can also be very helpful, Especially if you are
> running around Corte a lot and don’t necessarily have a surface to put down
> your phone to use a physical keyboard or braille screen input.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 17, 2019, at 07:45, Aaron Cannon via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I use my phone extensively with work as well, and I use braille screen
>> input to great effect. It's a little slower than using a keyboard, but not
>> by much, and it means one less thing for me to carry around.
>>
>> I agree that dictation is a terrible idea. When I see people using it in
>> professional settings, it makes me cringe. Unless the person is meticulous
>> in correcting the errors it makes, it's glaringly obvious. And
>> unfortunately, unless one is using braille, it's very difficult for a
>> VoiceOver user to be meticulous in correcting dictation errors.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
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>>> On Nov 17, 2019, at 00:03, Aser Tolentino via BlindLaw
>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I use my iPhone with a variety of Bluetooth keyboards, from small folding
>>> models to full sized mechanical setups. I have found that an external
>>> keyboard dramatically improves productivity when working with a phone. I
>>> can basically perform most computing tasks from an iOS device, and while
>>> you certainly won’t be redlining a multi-page document on one, you’ll be
>>> able to work with email, rough drafts and web research with ease.
>>>
>>>>> On Nov 16, 2019, at 9:55 PM, Gerard Sadlier via BlindLaw
>>>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> I have a work iPhone. I am not very quick at typing on the iPhone
>>>> screen and I wonder if others have found a keyboard worth using with
>>>> their phones or how you use your phones?
>>>>
>>>> I am a little dubious about using dictation, for a number of reasons.
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards
>>>>
>>>> Ger
>>>>
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