[nabs-l] I devices accessibility

[Lavonya Gardner]

I love pages. as for notes, I use it. But iI also down loaded sticky notes. that way I can write a quick, and delete it when I am finished with it. and voice over does read it. 

NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE 

On Jan 27, 2013, at 16:52, christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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