[nabs-l] ipad verses blindness products

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Josh,

Does iOS support DOCX files?

Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: josh gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
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Date sent: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:11:50 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] ipad verses blindness products

Ashley, iOS can in fact support word files, not sure about rtf 
but I
imagine it can.

On 11/26/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
 Rj,
 If you really feel an Ipad fits your needs, its easy to justify.
 But most email attachments will be in Word or .rtf format.  I do 
not know if
 apple products can read those.
 I open attachments from professors all the time.  A Braille Note 
or PC can
 handle Word or .rtf attachments.

 Do you also have  a windows pc or laptop? I do not think you 
should abandon
 your PC windows because the workplace uses them.  Keep up those 
skills.  Using
 the Microsoft office suite is critical in
 getting an office job if that is what you'll do.

 Are you in school? If so, justifying an Ipad is easy.  Say its 
less expensive
 than a braille notetaker.  Say you will use it for notetaking 
and whatever
 else you'll do.  Say it will get you through school which in 
turn helps you
 in your VR goal.

 In my state, vr either purchases laptops, notetakers, or both; 
rarely have
 they purchased apple products.
 Let us know what you decide and if VR pays for it.

 Ashley

 -----Original Message-----
 From: RJ Sandefur
 Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 11:08 PM
 To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
 Subject: [nabs-l] ipad verses blindness products

 Guys, I have a braille 'n speak, but I think it has bit the 
dust.  I was
 thinking of getting a braille note, but some one suggested 
getting an iPad,
 or a laptop.  I did some research on the iPad, and here's what 
I've found.
 http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ipad/vision.html
 Do any of you use iPad's, and if so, who purchased it for you? 
If VR
 purchased it, How do you justify need for an Ipad? Sincerely, RJ
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