[Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device

William T. Miller william_t_miller at hotmail.com
Thu Apr 11 11:54:26 UTC 2013 

Not sure if Fleksy has been mentioned in this thread yet, but I highly
recommend the Fleksy App by Syntellia. Here is a description from the
website at http://fleksy.com/:

<snip>
Fleksy is a revolutionary technology, which makes typing text on a
touch-screen easy.
Ever dreamt of an auto-correct system powerful enough to work even when you
don't look at the screen? Enter, Fleksy.

Used today by thousands of blind and visually impaired users to type faster
and easier than many sighted people, Fleksy is set to revolutionize the way
people think about mobile devices and to challenge the traditional barriers
in touch-screen typing for everyone.

Featuring Syntellia's patent pending technologies, Fleksy uses the familiar
QWERTY layout, coupled with probably the most powerful text prediction
engine out there.

Tap typing, re-invented.

How Fleksy works
Fleksy allows users to type text on the familiar keyboard layout, by tapping
on the screen. Our patent pending technology does not need accuracy - just
tap on the screen and Fleksy will automatically detect the text you meant to
enter - even if you have missed every single key.
<end snip>

The app works as advertised. I'm typing at least 3 times faster after one
day using it. Enjoy!

Will

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 09:17:47 -0700
From: Jim Barbour <jbar at barcore.com>
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
	<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
Message-ID: <20130407161747.GX4321 at barcore.com>
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Hey Folks,

I apologize for my one word answer yesterday.  I should have been
clearer that I too use the app store app on my iPhone to purchase
apps.  These days, in fact, I never connect my phone to my computer at
all.

However, if I remember correctly, Ashley doesn't have an iDevice.  She
wanted to go poking around in the app store before buying a phone.  In
this case, downloading iTunes is really the best option for poking
around in the App store.

Take Care,

Jim

On Sun, Apr 07, 2013 at 06:49:29AM -0400, Annette Carr wrote:
> I view iTunes as a necessary evil.  I deal with the app Store from my
> iPhone.  I only deal with iTunes on the PC when I absolutely have to.  
> 
> Annette
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tom Lange
> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 1:29 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> 
> Hi,
> The app store is very easy for me to use on the phone, so it's my
preferred
> way of buying apps. I see no reason whatsoever to use iTunes to buy apps
for
> my phone. Despite what others might say about how well they get along with
> iTunes, I think its interface is cumbersome and unwieldy at best,  a
> monumental pain in the butt to use.  With the exception of rare occasions
> when I add new music to my phone, I avoid it like the plague. My
discussions
> with people about iTunes almost always degenerate into obscenity-laden
> rants, so I'd best get out of here before that happens.
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chaltain at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 9:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> 
> 
> > To be honest, I avoid using iTunes on the PC, and I find using the App 
> > Store on the iPhone to be a piece of cake. I guess I can't say which is 
> > best, but I'd be surprised if accessing the App Store on the PC with 
> > iTunes is easier or better than just using the App Store directly from
the
> 
> > iPhone.
> >
> > On 04/06/2013 08:20 PM, Jim Barbour wrote:
> >> Yes.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> On Apr 6, 2013, at 4:35 PM, "Ashley Bramlett"
<bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> is the best way to go through itunes to look at the ap store with a
pc?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Chaltain
> >>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 6:09 PM
> >>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> >>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> >>>
> >>> I haven't done it myself, but yes you can access the App Store with
> >>> iTunes from your PC. You can also purchase/download apps to your PC
and
> >>> then sync them with your iPhone using iTunes. Like I said, I haven't
> >>> done this myself, and I can't speak to it's accessibility.
> >>>
> >>> On 04/01/2013 02:56 PM, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
> >>>> true prices change.
> >>>> can I access the ap store on a pc. I have itunes if that helps.
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Chaltain
> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 1:32 AM
> >>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> >>>>
> >>>> Plus prices can change and apps can go on sale, so it's always good
to
> >>>> check the App Store itself for current price information.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 03/31/2013 11:56 PM, Jim Barbour 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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> >>>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>
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> >>>>>>>> Microsoft, windows is accessible. why do blind people need screen
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