[nabs-l] Siri was RE: I devices accessibility

[Kirt]

Ashley,
That's about half of what Siri does. You can also use it to dictate things you would normally type. I usually do this, for the sake of convenience, even know it sometimes having issues understanding my voice for some reason. See? That, right there, was a case in point. :-) Still, that being said, I think it works better for most people than it does for me.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 27, 2013, at 4:20 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Joshua,
> I only know a little about Siri because my family uses it on their iPhones.
> It’s a feature where you talk to it and it searches for certain
> items or calls people. You can ask it to search for nearby restaurants and locations; also ask it for sports scores.
> 
> I also asked if it can be used with itunes as a way of asking the device to play your songs in place of using the tapping gestures.
> Apparently, you can ask Siri for specific music too, based on some replies I've seen.
> 
> Ashley
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 5:37 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: [nabs-l] Siri was RE: I devices accessibility
> 
> Hi Alexa.
> Welcome to the list.
> I've heard all kinds of talk about Siri, but I don't know much about it.
> Could you please go into detail about it for those of us that have never heard of it, or don't know much about it?
> Thanks, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Alexa Schwichow [ajschwichow at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 4:30 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] I devices accessibility
> 
> 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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