[nabs-l] In Search of a Wordprocessing App for iOS

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hello All,

I've finally taken the plunge and requested that my school district purchase a Braille Edge 40 from HIMS to replace my BrailleNote Apex. Although this will be a very refreshing change to more reliable and up-to-date technology which is not prone to nearly as many issues as the BrailleNote, it will also come with a learning curve for me, as I will have to get used to doing my schoolwork on my iPhone whilee it is connected to my Braille display. In preparation for this switch, I have been experimenting with doing more work on my iPhone while using my current BrailleNote as a Braille display for my iPhone. However, I have recently been having some issues with Apple's Pages app for word processing, most notably the inability to access all the pages of a multi-page document. I have been experimenting with many alternative apps, including AccessNote from AFB, VoiceDream Writer, and Drafts. Unfortunately, all these apps fall short for me because they cannot open Microsoft Word documents from email attachments—if they can open anything created outside of their apps at all, they can only open TXT and RTF file formats. Since I receive the majority of my schoolwork via email from my teachers, this will not work for me. So, for those who use iOS for classwork, are there any other apps I should try? Also, is there any advice you can give me on the problem I am currently having with Pages? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Chris Nusbaum