[Pibe-division] iPad Beginner Question

Fri Aug 31 17:56:29 UTC 2012

Dr V

Read2go only works with bookshare.

Apex same as any other braille display with ibooks---some will read, some will not---it is a gamble but always worth a try to see which ones you can---you could put it through good reader to make it readable--other options like this also, just a few more steps

Web braille, translates right on the apex--always fab 

on wordchamp--parts will be accessible---great deal not---he will need a sighted partner for this to do the flash and inaccessible sections

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> From: DrV <pumpkinracer at gmail.com>
>To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List <pibe-division at nfbnet.org> 
>Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 7:48 AM
>Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] iPad Beginner Question
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>Thank you Denise, Eric & Zephyr,
>The boys started school Wednesday. All the 5th graders in our district will be issued iPads in the next few weeks (good prep for middle school, where all the kids 6-7th grade) will be issued iPads. To up the ante & add to our challenge, Vejas started 10th & his intro to iPad use in school will be in Spanish, mostly off a website called www.wordchamp.com ( I'm still not sure if I should use a :-)  or a :-( yet  )
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>A few clarifications: I suspect that reading bookshare & webbraille ebooks will still be more efficient using the intrinsic BrailleNote, rather than Read2Go (if there is any advantage to the Read2Go APP in this situation, please let me know).
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>I saw your YouTube Read2Go video Denise (nice - Thx). Will Read2Go also read books purchased on iBooks via the iTunes Store?
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>Based on my surfing the net so far, I've gotten mixed messages about iBooks. Voice over seems to read them fine, but can Books purchased on the iTunes Store be read with fingers on a Braille display (specifically an Apex in our case)?
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>Thanks again for everyones thoughts, assistance, & insights as we try to climb our steep learning curve as the school year begins.
>Sincerely,
>Eric & the V Family
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>On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 5:26 AM, Zephyr <twilight2 at kconline.com> wrote:
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>>To move to the top of a list tap four fingers near 
the top of the screen. To go to the bottom of the list tap four fingers near the 
bottom of the screen. So, once you are in general and you know that 
"Accessibility" is near the bottom, then tap four fingers near the bottom of the 
screen and then flick back one. This is just one way. I hope to hear of 
others.
>> 
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: Eric  Guillory 
>>>To: Professionals in Blindness Education  Division List 
>>>Cc: Professionals in Blindness Education  Division List 
>>>Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 7:57  AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] iPad  Beginner Question
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>>>Hi. I have been on the road all week, and still am. I have copied Amy  Mason on this message, as she is a very capable and knowledgeable technology  specialist at the National Center and can probably assist you greatly. I am  certain that your questions are shared by several on this list, yours truly  being in that number. A great weekend to everyone. 
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>>>EG 
>>>Sent from my iPhone
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>>>On Aug 28, 2012, at 1:45 AM, DrV <pumpkinracer at gmail.com>  wrote:
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>>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>>I'd appreciate your  insights on 3 iPad/iPhone-related questions.
>>>> 
>>>>1. For a beginner  totally blind user (5th & 10th grade), what do you suggest as the key  "rotor" options for the most streamlined & functional  experience?
>>>> 
>>>>2. What are the steps  to tactilely read iBooks using the Apex refreshable Braille display? I know  that the BrailleNote can be used to navigate & have VoiceOver read the  book aloud, but my kids find it faster & more pleasurable (& they  remember better) by reading the words tactilely themselves. Are all iBooks  readable with the refreshable braille display & if not is there an easy  way to tell?
>>>> 
>>>>3. Is there a way to  make a shortcut to the "Accessibility" setting or VoiceOver  setting? 
>>>> 
>>>>Thanks in advance for your  time & insights.
>>>>Eric V
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