[Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device

Mon Apr 1 15:36:04 UTC 2013

Just double tap the heading with the name of the app. That will bring up 
the description of the app. There will also be tabs for reviews and 
related apps.

On 04/01/2013 04:34 AM, Jenny Keller wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> To be honest, when I've looked at apps lately, I don't see a discription of them at the top like I used to.
>
> Jenny
> On Mar 31, 2013, at 11:56 PM, Jim Barbour <jbar at barcore.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, but one can easily find out if an app is free by consulting the
>> app store from your iPhone.  The app store will also give you an
>> indication of what the app does and how the sighted public feels about it.
>>
>> The applevis site http://www.applevis.com/ may give you information
>> about the app's voiceover friendliness, depending on if any voiceover
>> users have reviewed the app there.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 09:37:21PM -0700, Drew Hunthausen wrote:
>>> I believe the info about an app being free or not helps to know if it's
>>> something even to look into.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of cheez
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 8:19 PM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
>>>
>>> Don't take this the wrong way, but, I see a lot of questions asking if apps
>>> are free or not.  Doesn't it tell you before you confirm the download?
>>> Vince
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 7:54 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
>>>
>>>
>>>> Jude,
>>>> What is the name of the free color ID ap?
>>>> What does A1GPS do that navagan doesn't?
>>>> Are both accessible? How much is navigan?
>>>> Do they only let you make points of interest, or plan routes too?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Jude DaShiell
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 10:18 PM
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
>>>>
>>>> Navigan isn't free, though a1gps is.  Maps get downloaded into g.p.s.
>>>> apps like these and users can locate themselves on maps and add their
>>>> own points of interest to them and then get navigation help to navigate
>>>> from their current location to their selected points of interest.  If
>>>> you find the right color id app, it came from England and is free or was
>>>> last time I downloaded it.  The camera gets used to scan objects for
>>>> color identification and reporting.  Actually blio is a book reading
>>>> app.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 11 Mar 2013, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> Can you explain more?
>>>>> What does navagan do? How does it differ from the other gps ap called
>>>>> ariad?
>>>>> I thought blio was a book software for pcs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is the color ap called Color ID? Is that free?
>>>>> What is digit eyes?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> Ashley
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Jude DaShiell
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 9:53 PM
>>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes to all, I have redlaser for bar code and qr code scanning Navigan for
>>>>> gps, blio for scanning and I will test digit-eyes for bar codes though
>>>>> that's a paid app.  I have color id on my phone for color identification
>>>>> and it can come up with some color announcements some people find a bit
>>>>> too creative, but then again I'm not some people.  Good luck on that
>>>>> Section 508 work, every so often I help the Navy out a little with their
>>>>> efforts along that line of work.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 10 Mar 2013, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For those of you using an I device, which free aps do you find helpful?
>>>>>> Are there aps for scanning, bar code recognition, and color
>>>>>> identification?
>>>>>> How about GPS aps?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I?m asking because I intern in a section 508 office and they want to do
>>>
>>>>>> an
>>>>>> outreach session on accessible aps for disabled people. This includes
>>>>>> blindness and two other disabilities.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>> Ashley
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>>>>> Microsoft, windows is accessible. why do blind people need screen
>>>>> readers?
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