[nabs-l] I devices accessibility

[Alexa Schwichow]

Hello,
    I am an IPhone user. Yes, I can ask Siri to play me a certain song. 
Also, I can dictate messages such as texts and e-mails using Siri. If you 
want help staying oriented with the keyboard, SpeedDots makes tactile screen 
protectors for IPhones, IPods, and IPads. I hope this helps!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 3:10 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] I devices accessibility


> 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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