[nabs-l] grade 3 Braille wasRe: iphone problem

Sun Oct 14 23:56:44 UTC 2012

It's an even shorter version of grade too. It's not being used
regularly now, but it was used for a while.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 13, 2012, at 7:52 PM, 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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