[nabs-l] I devices accessibility

[christopher nusbaum]

Arielle,

All you have to do to use Siri for music is to tell it to play a
certain song or artist.

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 27, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ashley,
> Most modern Braille devices including Braille Notes and Braille
> displays can pair with I-devices without much effort. You can then use
> the Braille device as both keyboard and Braille display in many cases,
> and typemessages in either contracted or uncontracted Braille and have
> it translated.
> You can also use Siri to type texts and emails although I've never
> tried using it for music.
> Many Apple users, blind and sighted, choose to buy keyboards to pair
> with their I-devices if they don't already have a Braille device.
> I can type on my touch screen by activating touch typing in VoiceOver
> and then dragging my finger around the screen until VoiceOver says the
> letter I want. To enter the letter I lift my finger off the screen.
> However, though I can do this I find  it slow and prefer to use Siri
> or my RefreshaBraille.
> Arielle
>
> On 1/27/13, 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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