[Electronics-talk] Looking for a keyboard for my iPhone

[George]

Thank you, Annette and Jim, for your advice to type faster on the iPhone 
screen.
Well, in fact, when I type on my pc, I almost don't listen what JAWS says; 
listening to make sure if it's the character I wont to type and doing 
something else after to confirm it takes a lot of time.
I think a separate keyboard (hardware) is what I need in this case.
It doesn't need to have bluetooth interface if I can use it with the USB 
interface.
Do you know about some good keyboard that I can connect to the USB port of 
my iPhone?

Thanks,
George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Looking for a keyboard for my iPhone


> George,
>
> If you want to continue with the double tap technique of selecting keys on
> the on-screen keyboard, you might want to give "Split-tapping" a try. 
> Touch
> the key you think you want, listen to hear if it is indeed the key you 
> want,
> if it is the one you want keep your finger on that key and tap some place 
> on
> the screen with another finger.  So I use my index and middle fingers for
> this technique.  I use the keyboard in portrait layout, and use my right
> index finger to find the keys on the left half of the keyboard, and my
> middle finger to find keys on the right side of the keyboard.  Once I want
> to select the key, I tap the screen with the other finger.  I find that
> split-tapping is better than double tapping, especially when in a moving
> vehicle.  I also agree that an external keyboard is a good way to go when
> typing longer items.
>
> HTH,
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of George
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 4:49 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Looking for a keyboard for my iPhone
>
> Hi listers,
>
> I'm totally blind and have had an iPhone since January, last year and I
> think I got almost accustomed to it.  The main problem I have is that I
> can't type fast with it.
> I have to touch the character I want to type, hear the character (spoken 
> by
> VoiceOver) and then touch again.  This takes a lot of time, so I end by
> writing on my pc.
> I don't wont to use voice, because I care for possible mistakes.
> So, I think that a small keyboard or normal keyboard might be the solution
> in this case.
>
> What types of keyboard are you using with your iPhones?
> I know about the keyboard sold by the APH.
> What are other options?
> I don't need a Braille display with it and it doesn't need to be a Braille
> keyboard.
> What do you all suggest?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> George
>
>
>
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