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

[Josh Loevy]

Flicktype is great, though it stopped working for me after ios 13  

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> On Nov 17, 2019, at 10:29 AM, Sybren Hoekstra via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yep, it’s an app designed to allow blind people to use a standard keyboard on the screen with relative speed. I find it pretty useful for shorter emails and texts. Though I don’t know what countries it is available in, and if memory serves me, you are not in the US?
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>> On Nov 17, 2019, at 11:22, Gerard Sadlier via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 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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