[nabs-l] I devices accessibility

[Sarah]

First=20off,=20I=20use=20Siri=20to=20send=20most=20of=20my=20texts=20and=20=
emails.=20=20And=20
yes,=20if=20you=20ask=20Siri=20to=20play=20a=20song=20and=20it's=20in=20you=
r=20collection,=20
she=20will.=20=20For=20example,=20if=20you=20have=20a=20playlist=20called=20=
partymix,=20
just=20say,=20"Play=20partymix.=20=20and=20it=20will=20start=20playing=20im=
mediately.

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"Ashley=20Bramlett"=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sun,=2027=20Jan=202013=2016:10:51=20-0500
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20I=20devices=20accessibility

Hi=20all,

Many=20of=20you=20have=20I=20devices=20you=20communicate=20with=20now;=20I=
=E2=80=99ve=20seen=20
many=20messages=20sent=20from=20i-phones,=20ipod=20touches=20and=20a=20few=
=20ipads.
I=20have=20an=20ipod=20=20and=20am=20struggling=20with=20the=20touch=20scre=
en=20and=20
staying=20oriented=20on=20it.

My=20family=20and=20I=20were=20wondering=20how=20blind=20people=20most=20of=
ten=20
interact=20with=20their=20i-phone=20and=20I=20touch.=20=20I=20see=20many=20=
messages=20
written=20from=20these=20mobile=20devices,=20yet=20I=20know=20the=20touch=20=
screen=20
keyboard=20is=20rather=20small=20and=20even=20for=20sighted=20people=20it=20=
can=20be=20
challenging=20to=20use.
So=20I=20was=20wondering=20about=20your=20experiences=20with=20these=20devi=
ces.

Do=20you=20use=20the=20touch=20screen=20and=20voice=20over=20all=20the=20ti=
me?=20Do=20you=20
use=20siri=20to=20perform=20functions?=20Can=20siri=20activate=20your=20itu=
nes=20
collection?=20I=20mean=20can=20you=20ask=20siri=20to=20play=20a=20certain=20=
song=20and=20it=20
searches=20for=20it=20and=20plays=20it?

How=20do=20you=20type
regular=20messages=20and=20text=20messages?=20Do=20you=20use=20a=20braille=
=20display=20
with=20it=20and=20if=20so,=20which=20one?=20Can=20you=20type=20in=20braille=
=20and=20
something=20translates=20it=20and=20then=20sends=20it=20out=20on=20your=20i=
-device?
What=20computer=20functions=20do=20these=20devices=20have?=20Does=20it=20ha=
ve=20a=20
word=20processor,=20presentation=20application=20and=20spreadsheet?
I=20know=20the=20Ipad=20has=20pages;=20not=20sure=20about=20the=20others.

I=20know=20the=20Focus=2014=20display=20came=20out=20from=20freedom=20=20sc=
ientific=20
recently=20and=20a=20few=20friends=20have=20that=20paired=20with=20their=20=
i-phones.=20=20
I=20also=20know=20the=20braille=20pen=20can=20be=20paired=20with=20it=20too=