[Diabetes-Talk] OmniPod 5 update

[Mary Davis]

This sounds incredibly awesome, Ed :-)
Thanks so much for sharing and thanks for your hard work!
I’m very excited to see If the accessibility continues.
Mary

> On Apr 26, 2023, at 2:41 PM, gary via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks very much.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ed
> Worrell via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 9:27 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Ed Worrell <ntnmprt at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] OmniPod 5 update
> 
> Hello Listers,
> 
> I am proud to let you all know that there was a giant update on the OmniPod
> 5 application for Android/Samsung devices. I have been working with a few
> people in the Insulet camp, for roughly 5months or so, to improve
> accessibility for blind and visually impaired diabetics.  First off, I have
> no information on the release of the iPhone application, all I have been
> told is hopefully by the end of the 2nd quarter. On to the good news!
> 1. Talkback users can now access every single setting on the OmniPod!!! This
> means that we can now independently adjust, carb correction factors, insulin
> correction factors, bolas programs, target glucose, correct above factor.
> Every. Single. Setting!
> 2. We can also now set the activity mode. This means we can exercise without
> the added fear of running low. With this setting we can set a workout time
> for 1 to 24 hours. I have seen many people use this to avoid night time
> lows. 
> 
> There is still a few things that need to be fixed.
> 1. The pod info tab is still not read by talkback, but I have been told this
> is in the works. As the developers have to redesign the tab for
> accessibility reasons.
> 2. Some images are not read properly on the main screen of the app. 
> I.e. The trend arrow, Talkback reads the file structure name and not the
> trend, such as constant, slowly following, slowly rising, etc.
> 3. Talkback reads the name of the file for the Mode indicator icon at the
> top of the screen, instead of an alt tag. 
> I.e. automatic mode, limited mode, or manual mode.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ed Worrell
> 
> 
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