[nabs-l] I devices accessibility

[Josh Gregory]

I am not Chris, but no,  music must be on your phone. Siri cannot interact with iTunes.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 27, 2013, at 6:13 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Chris,
> I wanted to know if Siri can interact with itunes?
> So, to clarify, are you saying it can pull up a specific song for you?
> Can you ask it to launch itunes and play a song or do you have to be in itunes first?
> I'm impressed you can do so much with Siri. Everyone says its useful; I mean both sighted and blind people.
> Thanks.
> Ashley
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: christopher nusbaum
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 5:02 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] I devices accessibility
> 
> 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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