[nabs-l] I devices accessibility

Lavonya Gardner hotdancer1416 at gmail.com
Mon Jan 28 03:06:09 UTC 2013 

i am about to get an iPad mini. that is cool. i think the iPad mini will let me use VRS, i need that. so if i understand things right, i will b able to get siri  if i need to. 

NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE 

On Jan 27, 2013, at 21:58, "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:

> LaVonya,
> 
>    I believe the iPad 3, iPad 4 and iPad Mini have Siri.
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lavonya Gardner
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 9:41 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] I devices accessibility
> 
> My friends use Siri, they like it. I would have to type my things out. 
> 
> NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE 
> 
> On Jan 27, 2013, at 21:36, "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> LaVonya,
>> 
>>   No, she's using Siri. Siri does dictation, but technically they are two different features.
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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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