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

Tue Mar 10 16:40:35 UTC 2015

Has anyone suggested VoiceStream writer yet? It is a great word processor, and will reserve read back what you write.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 10, 2015, at 12:28 PM, johnnie Jean duran via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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