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

Sun Nov 17 19:53:39 UTC 2019

It seems like it’s working again fine with 13.2. But yes, it was not working on earlier versions of 13.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 17, 2019, at 11:43, Gerard Sadlier via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>> 
>>>> 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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