[Electronics-talk] I-phone users

Tue Nov 1 02:01:36 UTC 2011

Without knowing the make and model of the phone, it is impossible to 
say anything definitive!

Dave

At 11:09 PM 10/30/2011, you wrote:
>got a question for you all my friend has a us celluar phone  does 
>anyone know is their either an application you can download or use 
>that will allow it to read text and write also does anyone know have 
>their been any apps that one can download supposedly that will do 
>the same thanks.
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
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>>No they don't have to tap twice. They can see the buttons and can 
>>just activate the one they want.
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
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>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 9:52 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] I-phone users
>>
>>
>>>Eh, Jim:
>>>Curious.  Do the sighted do all this tapping as well, if you know 
>>>the answer to this?
>>>Vince
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
>>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 3:55 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] I-phone users
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm not sure I'm understanding the direction of this thread yet, but...
>>>>
>>>>As of IOS 5 which is the latest version of the iphone's
>>>>operating system, you can tripple tap the home button and the phone
>>>>will start talking to you without this feature needing to be turned
>>>>on.  However, this only works when you're setting up the phone.  So,
>>>>if someone else sets up your phone and then gives it to you, you'll
>>>>need sighted assistance to turn on tripple click home and voiceover
>>>>directly on the phone.
>>>>
>>>>Finally, you can, and have always been able to, turn on voiceover by
>>>>connecting your phone to iTunes, and turning on voiceover there.  Look
>>>>on the device summary screen under Universal Access.
>>>>
>>>>For new iphone users you should be able to get voiceover up and
>>>>running on your own, but you need to do it early.  Don't let someone
>>>>else set up your phone, do that part yourself.
>>>>
>>>>Take out your iPhone, turn it on, wait about 15 seconds, then tripple
>>>>tap the round key on the front of the phone (called the home button.)
>>>>Voice over should start talking.
>>>>
>>>>Hope this helps,
>>>>
>>>>Jim
>>>>
>>>>On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 06:42:59PM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>>>>>Not correct and here's why.  The tripple tap has factory default of off
>>>>>not on.  That has to be turned on in order  to use it at the same time
>>>>>VoiceOver is turned on and is in the accessibility menu.
>>>>>
>>>>>On Sun, 30 Oct 2011, Dewey Bradley wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > I didn't know about that
>>>>> > I knew that if you triple tap 3 times that it will turn it on 
>>>>> and > off, never
>>>>> > tryed it though, but I didn't know that if you hit the home 
>>>>> button 3 > times, I
>>>>> > will have to try that, when I have someone to turn it back on 
>>>>> for me > in case
>>>>> > something goes wrong
>>>>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tone" <high10sion at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>> > To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>>>> > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 3:03 PM
>>>>> > Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] I-phone users
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > > The new Iphone has it ,  so when you first get it .  all 
>>>>> you have > > to do is
>>>>> > > hit the home key, 3 time , and it'll start Voice over.  no 
>>>>> need for > > a person
>>>>> > > or I tunes.
>>>>> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell" > > 
>>>>> <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
>>>>> > > To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>>>> > > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> > > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 6:04 AM
>>>>> > > Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] I-phone users
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > > The other advantage to an IPhone and this isn't for 
>>>>> anyone who > > > just wants
>>>>> > > > a basic phone is that it has the largest number of 
>>>>> accessible > > > applications
>>>>> > > > available for it.  While android is accessible it's both 
>>>>> a work > > > very much
>>>>> > > > still under construction the application that makes those phones
>>>>> > > > accessible has to be downloaded and installed.  Pick 
>>>>> an > > > inaccessible
>>>>> > > > iphone up and it either needs a battery charge or to 
>>>>> get > > > VoiceOver turned
>>>>> > > > on by either ITunes or someone that can see.  What the 
>>>>> modern > > > Aple
>>>>> > > > products are is what accessibility ought to have been 
>>>>> from the > > > get go. By
>>>>> > > > now, Android may have a pre-existing speech app on their 
>>>>> phones > > > but the
>>>>> > > > last time I checked that wasn't the case.  Two 
>>>>> accessories I have > > > for my
>>>>> > > > IPhone are a bluetooth keyboard made by Motorola for 
>>>>> Android > > > phones (which
>>>>> > > > has no trouble pairing with my IPhone) and a bluetooth 
>>>>> headset > > > Motorola
>>>>> > > > S-9 and they're available for a little over $20.00 on 
>>>>> amazon.com. > > > The
>>>>> > > > keyboard which is full-sized was originally $68.00 at 
>>>>> Target but > > > I got it
>>>>> > > > on clearance sale for $48.00.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > Jude <jdashiel at shellworld.net> When people ask do you believe in
>>>>> > > > Numerology, the proper reply for me at least is do you 
>>>>> believe in > > > a
>>>>> > > > hammer?  The proper answer for me for both questions is 
>>>>> no, > > > they're both
>>>>> > > > tools and to be used under appropriate circumstances.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >
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>>>>>Jude <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
>>>>>When people ask do you believe in Numerology, the proper reply for me at
>>>>>least is do you believe in a hammer?  The proper answer for me for both
>>>>>questions is no, they're both tools and to be used under appropriate
>>>>>circumstances.