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

Sun Nov 17 16:40:23 UTC 2019

Thanks both

I have IOS 13, is this an issue for others also? Is it better than the
Apple touch keyboard?

Thanks very much

Ger

On 11/17/19, Josh Loevy via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Flicktype is great, though it stopped working for me after ios 13
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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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?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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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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