[nabs-l] I devices accessibility
Lavonya Gardner
hotdancer1416 at gmail.com
Mon Jan 28 03:07:38 UTC 2013
pages not only can do that, but can also give u formatts to do whatever u might have to write.
NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE
On Jan 27, 2013, at 22:04, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Chris,
> Ah I see. A simple word processor. Can pages do editing and advanced things?
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 9:49 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] I devices accessibility
>
> Ashley,
>
> Yes, the Notes app would be kind of like WordPad or Notepad. It's
> used more for writing simple notes and documents such as notes for class,
> but it can't do editing or formatting. You can also email a note you have
> made in the Notes app.
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 6:06 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] I devices accessibility
>
> So what is notes and what does it do?
> Chris, Maybe you mean that it
> can do simple writing and editing but not advanced stuff? Kind of like
> Microsoft's Word pad?
> Word pad can do some writing features but not advanced things like numbered
> lists and I don't think it does bold items either.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: christopher nusbaum
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 4:52 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] I devices accessibility
>
> 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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