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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This information was very helpful. Thank you
especally for the bypass of the key conflict to move forward a
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=pumpkinracer@gmail.com href="mailto:pumpkinracer@gmail.com">DrV</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Professionals in Blindness Education
Division List</A> ; <A title=braille-n-teach@mlist.cde.ca.gov
href="mailto:braille-n-teach@mlist.cde.ca.gov">braille-n-teach@mlist.cde.ca.gov</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:09
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Pibe-division] Reading iBooks
on an Apex Braille Display Follow Up (was: iPad Beginner Question)</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">Firstly – Thanks to those of
you who offered suggestions & insights.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">Posed Questions: </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt 0.25in" class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">1.<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 7pt">
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">Can
iBooks be read with fingers on an Apex used as a braille display?</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt 0.25in" class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">2.<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 7pt">
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">Can any
of you explain how to advance pages forward in iBooks using the Apex as a
braille display? (We can move backwards a page, but the "O" chord on the Apex
opens up the BrailleNote Options Menu.)</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">Answers: In this instance,
we ran into a device-specific issue: On an Apex the "O" Chord (space-O) is a
device-specific command function that opens up the BrailleNote Options
Menu.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue"></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">We’ve learned that the
solution is to use a “pass-through command”, that is – in order to enter
space-o, space-e, or other Keysoft commands that work for other braille
display devices, on an Apex you must first press “enter-4-5-6” to tell Keysoft
to ignore the next keystroke. Thus to advance pages in iBooks on an Apex you
need to first press 4+5+6+enter & then the O-space chord. It works
:-)</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">So far quite a few books
including </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">"Brave New World,"
"Siddhartha," & a bunch of others </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">are readable on the braille
display with VoiceOver program on (my kids prefer with the sound muted). Some
of the younger kid’s books are pretty cool and have great audio-descriptions
of the pictures (ie: “Reach for the Stars” by Serge Bloch). In other books,
pictures/illustrations are described at the level of “image.” :-(</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">*** Interestingly, the
Spanish version of the iBook “Matilda” by Roald Dahl reads aloud fine using
the Spanish VoiceOver, but appears kind of gibberishy on the Braille display,
yet it reads fine on the braille display if the regular USA English VoiceOver
is on (go figure!)</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">Pairing comment:
Conceptually, pairing is as simple as adding the Apex or other braille display
to the iPad/iPhone/iPod as a bluetooth device. Practically, however, the
initial pairing process can be a bit tricky/finicky/frustrating, but once the
devices have been paired once, the subsequent pairings are pretty
easy.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue"></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">Observation: A lot the
VoiceOver handouts & YouTube videos focus on low vision interface &
applications, & unfortunately aren’t real helpful for us since my kids
have no vision. </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">We’re going through a
learning curve now – the learning curve is steep, but the kids are finding it
exciting (I’m enjoying it too).</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue"></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">For parents & teachers,
my suggestion is to start by watching the Apple VoiceOver Videos, then
practice using VoiceOver hand gestures on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod – it takes
some getting used to. Once you have that down, you can try pairing it with a
braille display.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue"></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">Have fun!</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">Respectfully,</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue">EricV</SPAN></P>
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