[nabs-l] question on Ipods

Wed Dec 28 22:55:44 UTC 2011

Ashley,
I also have a Nano, but mine is a little different. It's a square,
about the size of a matchbook, maybe a little bit smaller. There are
three raised buttons on one end. The rest of the controls are accessed
via a touch screen. I was a little unsure at first, but the type of
Nano that I have only has four icons per screen, and they're
conveniently located in the four corners. Touch screens like this one
do not have a big learning curve at all. E-mail me offlist if you have
any other questions.
Patrick

On 12/28/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Chris,
> The way you describe your ipod nano sounds simple. I don't want a touch
> screen. So if the newer ipod nanos do that, I'll stick with the shuffle. You
> say yours is a fifth generation. I'll see if that is still sold.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 2:43 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
>
> Hi Ashley,
>
> The Nano keypad is just like the Shuffle then, at least on mine.
>
> Chris
>
> Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!
>
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> -- Kenneth Jernigan (President, National Federation of the Blind,
> 1968-1986
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:29:58 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
>
> Chris,
> You must really love music; I'm not sure I need a 8 gb  size;
> maybe four or
> six gb would do for me.
> Are the buttons on the nano on a keypad? Is it like a phone
> keypad? On the
> shuffle, the buttons are around the circular okay button.
> Now that I know you do not have to interact with the screen much
> and do
> gestures, maybe I could learn the nano.
> I like the idea of marking it with dots or tape.  I've also used
> the clock
> face reference to learn button functions.  Yes the  ipod shuffle
> is old.
> So next one will be a shuffle or a nano.
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 2:21 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
>
> Hi Ashley,
>
> Here are some answers to your questions:
>
> * Memory Space: That Shuffle must be pretty old! The newer iPod's
> come in a lot bigger sizes; I have a 8 GB Nano.  There are 16 gig
> models too.
>
> * VoiceOver: All iPods after the Classic have VoiceOver built in,
> to the best of my knowledge.  It might have started with the 1st
> generation Nano, though; I can't remember.
>
> * Nano and touch stcreens: I have a Nano, and it is a combination
> of a touch screen and buttons.  However, you can't really tell
> that they are buttons at first because they're not very raised,
> so it looks like a touch screen.  To fix this problem, I put Wiki
> sticks on each button to raise them, and had a sighted person
> help me learn which button did what.  I then used the clock-face
> technique to learn it.  On the Nano, the button at: 12 o'clock is
> the "go forward" button (to go forward a track in an album or go
> to the next song in a playlist, genius mix, or when the iPod is
> in shuffle mode,) 3 o'clock is the play/pause button, 6 o'clock
> is the go back button, and 9 o'clock is the menu button (to go to
> the previous menu.) The button in the middle of the circle where
> all the buttons are is the "OK" or "select" button.  If you are
> hearing a song and you want to know the title and artist of the
> song that is playing, just hit the center button and VoiceOver
> will tell you.  You may have to do this twice.  And if you shake
> the device, it will shuffle the songs; this is the "shake to
> shuffle" feature.  The only time you will need to use a
> touchscreen-like gesture is when you are in a menu.  Just a
> little flick (1 finger) forward will move you to the next item in
> the menu; a flick back will move you to the previous item in the
> menu.  When you get to the item you want, hit the center button.
>
> If you have any more questions about the iPod Nano, please let me
> know! Hope this helps!
>
> Chris
>
> Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!
>
> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
> opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
> nuisance."
> -- Kenneth Jernigan (President, National Federation of the Blind,
> 1968-1986
>
> The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps blind and visually impaired youth
> in Maryland say "I can," by empowering them through providing
> assistive technology and scholarships to camps and conventions
> which help them be equal with their sighted peers.  For more
> information about the Foundation and to support our work, visit
> us online at www.icanfoundation.info!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:57:32 -0500
> Subject: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
>
> Hi all,
>
> What are your experiences with Ipods? Are all now built in with
> that talking speech voice over? I have a small ipod shuffle that
> was a present to me a few years ago.
> What memory sizes do Ipod shuffles come in now? Mine is only 1
> gig, which I?셫 discovering is not big enough!
> I?셫 not interested in a touch screen device because I think it
> would be too easy to press the wrong thing.  Are any ipods screen
> based but not a touch screen? I thought the ipod nano was a touch
> screen, but not sure.
>
> Anyone used an ipod for books or movies? What is the navigation
> ability with them? By chapter?
> I might get an ipod again  with a bigger memory capacity and
> wondered my options.  I like the shuffle because its small and
> simple to use; few buttons.  So I might stick with that.
>
> Thanks.
> Ashley
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