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

Tue Mar 10 16:28:48 UTC 2015

Good Morning!
I've experienced writting with several iOS apps, and out of all of
them, there are approximately 3 that I personally recommend.
* Pages - Pages is great, it's made by ample, and of course, like most
apple material, is accessible. However, it can be difficul to get used
to at first. The app is $9.99
* Notability - I am not aware of the price of the app, however, I am
certain it's not free. The buttons are nicely labeled, it is 100%
accessible with VoiceOver, and great for writing papers. These papers
can also be shared via an email, iMessage, etc.
* AccessNote - AccessNote is a word processor developed by the
American Foundation for the Blind as a resource for blind students.
The unique part about this app, is that the paperwork you have written
can not only be shared via email or iMessage, but it can also be
uploaded to dropbox directly from the app. It is 100% accessible with
VoiceOver, and works well with dictation. For a certain amount of time
the app was free, but if that time period has ended, the app is
$19.99.

On 3/10/15, Helga Schreiber via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Bridget and all! Are you guys sure that the Microsoft Word app is
> accessible with VoiceOver? I'm just wondering since actually one or two
> years ago, I don't remember, someone told me that it was not accessible with
> VoiceOver, and that i needed to use the Pages app! I actually have the Pages
> app, and I use it twice, but it is actually a very difficult writing a paper
> with it. However, if the Microsoft word app is accessible with VoiceOver, as
> you guys said, I think I will download it sice I would like to do my
> homework in there as well, like Chris. And one last question, is the
> Microsoft Word app free? Just curious! Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks so
> much and God bless!
>
> Helga Schreiber
>
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> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 9, 2015, at 10:45 PM, Bridget Walker via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> The Microsoft word app has already been suggested and I agree it works
>> well. I did not like pages with voiceover however, documents is one that
>> works with VoiceOver. I like it.
>> HTH
>> Bridget
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Mar 9, 27 Heisei, at 9:28 PM, Greg Aikens via nabs-l
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have heard that the Microsoft Word IOS app is accessible with
>>> VoiceOver. I have not tried it myself yet.
>>>
>>> I have not worked much with the IOS version of Pages and so can't offer
>>> any tips there.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Greg
>>>
>>>> On Mar 9, 2015, at 8:15 AM, Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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
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