[nabs-l] I devices accessibility

[christopher nusbaum]

Well, the iPhone has notes built into it, but that's not really a word
processor, as it doesn't allow you to do any advanced editing.

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 27, 2013, at 4:37 PM, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ii use the touchscreen mostly. Siri has a hard time understanding me. Sometimes I connect my phone with my braillenote. It works as a display and a keyboard. The iPhone has no wordprocessor built in but u can get Pages.
>
> Sophie Trist
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 27, 2013, at 3:10 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Many of you have I devices you communicate with now; I’ve seen many messages sent from i-phones, ipod touches and a few ipads.
>> I have an ipod  and am struggling with the touch screen and staying oriented on it.
>>
>> My family and I were wondering how blind people most often interact with their i-phone and I touch. I see many messages written from these mobile devices, yet I know the touch screen keyboard is rather small and even for sighted people it can be challenging to use.
>> So I was wondering about your experiences with these devices.
>>
>> Do you use the touch screen and voice over all the time? Do you use siri to perform functions? Can siri activate your itunes collection? I mean can you ask siri to play a certain song and it searches for it and plays it?
>>
>> How do you type
>> regular messages and text messages? Do you use a braille display with it and if so, which one? Can you type in braille and something translates it and then sends it out on your i-device?
>> What computer functions do these devices have? Does it have a word processor, presentation application and spreadsheet?
>> I know the Ipad has pages; not sure about the others.
>>
>> I know the Focus 14 display came out from freedom  scientific recently and a few friends have that paired with their i-phones. I also know the braille pen can be paired with it too.
>>
>> Finally, which aps are most helpful? Is the barcode reader one useful? What does i t cost? What is the difference between Look around Me and Navigan ap?
>>
>> Thanks for letting me know.
>>
>> I’ll write my ipod gesture questions next message.
>>
>> Ashley
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