[nabs-l] iphone problem

Justin Young jty727 at gmail.com
Sat Oct 13 23:57:23 UTC 2012 

Oh cool!

On 10/13/12, Lavonya Gardner <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com> wrote:
> grade 3 is even more short hand. i used it when i was going to a muic school
> for taking notes.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 13, 2012, at 19:51, Justin Young <jty727 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What is Grade 3 Braille?  Never heard of that one only thought there
>> were 2 grades
>>
>> On 10/13/12, Lavonya Gardner <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I will be getting an iphone as soon as possable. I love my android, but
>>> i
>>> like touch screens better, on top of that, the iphone addresses
>>> blindness
>>> and autusm. I am both blind and autistic. I can see larg print, and read
>>> braille. I was taught 2 read grades 1, 2, 3, and braille muic. it depends
>>> on
>>> what i am doing, wether or not i use braille, large print or voice. for
>>> the
>>> iphone, i would use voiceover and the zoom feeture. and the auttism apps.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Oct 13, 2012, at 19:11, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't know if it's my Southern accent or what, but Siri has a hard
>>>> time
>>>> understanding me. I rarely send lengthy emails from my phone--I do that
>>>> with my Apex--but for texts or brief emails, I can type on the touch
>>>> screen pretty accurately and quickly. Like many, I was reluctant to get
>>>> an
>>>> iPhone because the touch screen threw me off. But now, I believe that
>>>> taking that leap of faith was one of the best decisions I ever made in
>>>> my
>>>> life.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:44:59 -0400
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>>>>
>>>> Typing on the touch screen isn't too tricky for me, which is probably
>>>> because it's set up like a standard QWERTY keyboard. I usually use the
>>>> dictate feature or Siri, though.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 13, 2012, at 4:04 PM, Patrick Molloy <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Also on the subject of iPhones, how do people handle texting with the
>>>> touch screen?
>>>> Patrick
>>>>
>>>> On 10/13/12, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> You can but I don't know how to do it with Itunes. Someone else here
>>>> should know more.
>>>> Arielle
>>>>
>>>> On 10/13/12, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>>>> If it is a recent iPhone, normally pressing the physical home button
>>>> 3 times quickly will bring up VoiceOver.  If this doesn't work you
>>>> will probably have to get sighted assistance, under settings,
>>>> general, VoiceOver I think.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> At 11:43 AM 10/13/2012, you wrote:
>>>> speaking of iphone problems, does any1 no how i can help someone who
>>>> just got an iphone, he is totaly blind, and doesn't no how to turn on
>>>> speach
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 13, 2012, at 12:03, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Joshua,
>>>> Your comment is of no use to the current topic, and is in fact very
>>>> rude. Maybe she *gasp* wonder-of-wonders *likes* having a touchscreen.
>>>> Just because you wouldn't do it, doesn't mean other people shouldn't.
>>>> You have a tendency to make snarky remarks that are of no help to the
>>>> person asking the question and personally, I find it very annoying.
>>>> Please stop. As the saying goes, if you have nothing good to say,
>>>> don't say anything at all.
>>>> ~Jewel
>>>>
>>>> On 10/13/12, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Gloria, I agree. I would rather use the iPhone with a couple of
>>>> minor bugs than use another kind of phone. Like you, I was
>>>> resistent to the whole touch screen thing, but when I went to
>>>> camp at LCB and saw how efficient everyone was with them, I
>>>> decided to get one. It is by far the most accessible and advanced
>>>> phone out there.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com
>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date sent: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:08:46 -0500
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I have to say, I was one of the people who said I would neveer
>>>> use a touch
>>>> screen divice, but I am happy to say I have been using the
>>>> I-phone for about
>>>> two weeks or so and I have never been happier. I was nervous at
>>>> the start,
>>>> but with some practice I am having no problems. These things just
>>>> take time.
>>>> I love my I-phone and everything I can do with it. I do not see
>>>> myself going
>>>> to anything else.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Joshua Lester" <JLester8462 at PCCUAEDU.onmicrosoft.com
>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 12:19 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That's one reason why I don't like touch screen devices.
>>>> I'd quit Apple altogether, and get a phone with ATNT, that has
>>>> actual
>>>> buttons.
>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Sophie
>>>> Trist
>>>> [sweetpeareader at gmail.com]
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 12:01 PM
>>>> To: nabs
>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>>>>
>>>> Dear List:
>>>>
>>>> It's me Sophie again, and my iPhone has yet another weird
>>>> problem. If I call someone on my iPhone, whenever I double tap
>>>> the end button to hang up, my iPhone automatically starts
>>>> playing
>>>> music. The same thing happens if someone calls me and I don't
>>>> answer. This has happened n a couple of very awkward places and
>>>> I
>>>> would appreciate any suggestions y'all might have before I call
>>>> Apple.
>>>> All the best,
>>>> Sophie Trist
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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