[nabs-l] I devices accessibility

Mon Jan 28 02:36:33 UTC 2013

LaVonya,

	No, she's using Siri. Siri does dictation, but technically they are two different features.

Chris

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From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lavonya Gardner
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 6:59 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] I devices accessibility

my friend has a lot of music on her phone, and she tells the phone what to play, and it does. do u think she is using dictate. 

NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE 

On Jan 27, 2013, at 18:32, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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