[nabs-l] Can you connect a Bluetooth Keyboard, and a BrailleNote Apex Display in order to to use it with theiPhone 5

I. C. Bray i.c.bray at win.net
Sat Dec 21 17:39:08 UTC 2013


I believe that it is the SH Chord
or, 1+4+6+SPACE
Here is a link I posted earlier for commands... it is an excellent resource
http://support.sas.com/misc/accessibility/education/ios/quickref.html#basicCommands
Hope it helps.

Ian



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Silveira" <ryan.l.silveira at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Can you connect a Bluetooth Keyboard, and a 
BrailleNote Apex Display in order to to use it with theiPhone 5


: I'm not sure how to turn the screen keyboard off while using the Apex.
: I thought it went off automatically.  I actually don't have an Apex
: myself, but I have used them and, in the capacity of an assistive tech
: instructor, have taught them in combination with the iPhone.  Yes,
: there are a number of commands you can use from the Apex to control
: the phone.  Off the top of my head, I can think of: chord M (M + the
: space bar) to mute and unmute voiceover and chord H (H plus the space
: bar) to return to the home screen.  I can see if I can find a list of
: commands for you and I'll also look into how to turn off the screen
: keyboard.  Again, I thought that disappeared automatically when the
: Apex is connected, but apparently not.  I know on the Apple Bluetooth
: keyboards, pressing the top key on the upper right-hand corner (I'm
: drawing a blank on what key that would actually be) will turn on and
: off the screen keybaord, but I can't think of how to do it with the
: Apex.  Anyone else have some insight on that?  Hope this helps.  I'll
: get back to you with a list of commands for the Apex when I find them.
:
: Ryan
:
: On 12/20/13, Helga Schreiber <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com> wrote:
: > Hi Ryan, this is Helga. How are you? I just wanted to tell you that my
: > BrailleNote works with my iPhone! I just wanted to ask you, Do you know 
how
: >
: > to take the screen keyboard off when you are typing with the BrailleNote
: > Apex? I'm just wondering, since everytime I'm writing a text message or 
an
: > email message, the screen keyboard always appears, and I don't know how 
to
: > take it off! I will really appreciate it, if you could help me with 
this.
: > Thanks and God bless!! :)
: > P.S. Also, it is true that they are some commands that you need to learn 
in
: >
: > order to control the IPhone right? Thanks again! :)
: >
: > -----Original Message-----
: > From: Ryan Silveira
: > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 7:58 AM
: > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
: > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Can you connect a Bluetooth Keyboard, and a
: > BrailleNote Apex Display in order to to use it with theiPhone 5
: >
: > Yeah, it definitely makes it easier to use the iPhone when you're
: > controling it from a bluetooth device.  And the nice thing about the
: > braille note is that you can mute Voiceover and just use the braille
: > display.  Hopefully your Lighthouse instructor can help you set it up.
: > If you need help setting it up, e-mail me off-list and I will be
: > happy to give you step-by-step instructions on exactly what you need
: > to do to connect the Apex.  The process is a little bit different than
: > connecting a regular bluetooth keyboard.  Let me know if you need
: > anymore help.
: >
: > Ryan
: >
: > On 12/19/13, Helga Schreiber <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com> wrote:
: >> Hi Ryan. Thanks so much for your suggestion. Yeah, I really don't want 
to
: >> use the Bluetooth Keyboard and the BrailleNote Apex at the same time! I
: >> will
: >>
: >> definitely try to connect my Apex display tomorrow with the help of my
: >> Lighthouse instructor! Thanks and God bless!
: >>
: >> P.S. The reason I would like to connect my BrailleNote to my iPhone is
: >> because I want to read my emails and text messages in Braille, and be
: >> able
: >> to control my iPhone 5.
: >> -----Original Message-----
: >> From: Ryan Silveira
: >> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 5:47 PM
: >> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
: >> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Can you connect a Bluetooth Keyboard,and a
: >> BrailleNote
: >>
: >> Apex Display in order to to use it with theiPhone 5
: >>
: >> Hi Helga,
: >>
: >> Yes, you can connect both the Apex braille display and the bluetooth
: >> keyboard to use with your iPhone.  I wouldn't use both at once, but you
: >> can
: >>
: >> have both connected.  I believe you can have up to eight devices paired
: >> with
: >>
: >> your phone.  Hope this helps.
: >>
: >> Ryan
: >> On Dec 19, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Helga Schreiber
: >> <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com>
: >> wrote:
: >>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> Hi guys, this is Helga. How are you? I just wanted to tell you that I
: >>> already have my Bluetooth Keyboard connected to my iPhone, and I'm 
using
: >>> it a lot! I just wanted to ask you, can I connect a BrailleNote Apex
: >>> display even though I have a Bluetooth Keyboard connected in order to
: >>> use
: >>>
: >>> it with the iPhone 5? I will really apppreciate it if you could give 
me
: >>> some suggestions regarding  this. Thanks and God bless!! :) Sent from 
my
: >>> iPhone
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