[stylist] advice ab switching from PC+Jaws to tablet forwriting?

Sun Jul 19 01:04:50 UTC 2015

Shelley,
Thanks for all the good advice. I have Drop Box, and it really is a great
service. I hadn't thought of using it to transfer documents to myself, but
as I'm thinking of it, it may be the easiest way.

I've never had an iFone or any of the Blue Tooth devices. My hubby bought 4
BlueTooth headphones/speakers, and he could only get one of them to work.
Nonetheless, having a wireless keyboard does sound very appealing. Best of
luck with the novel and transitioning to a new stage of your life.
Donna

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Hi Donna, look to freedom scientific.com for any podcasts on android
accessibility I know they've put some out in the past. With Apple products,
you can create a plain text file and then email it to yourself and open it
on your windows seven computer. I did that with my XP laptop till I couldn't
retrieve email from my yahoo account anymore. You can also look at the
program called Nebulous for an iPad or iPhone. If you want to create
documents on an iPhone or iPad you can look at voice dream writer I like it.
If you want to download onto your windows seven computer probably the
easiest thing to do is to create a plain text file with your notes.

There are Bluetooth keyboards that are wireless so you don't have to attach
them to your iPhone if he does that. You can attach it but you don't have
to. I use the Bluetooth keyboard when I want to do a lot of typing because
it does get very finger intensive and if you have hand issues that would
definitely be a better idea it is easier to navigate with the touchscreen
but if you are just typing in the Bluetooth keyboard works much more quickly
and will relieve a lot of stress on your hands. I have switched to using my
iPhone almost exclusively for Internet or writing so I still look at my
laptop for things and I probably will go back to a desktop at some point I
may stay with a laptop for a while but I am deciding which brands to go with
for purchasing a laptop. In the meantime, the iPhone is serving my purposes
well because I am in the middle of transitioning from one state to another
or when chapter of my life to another and so I use that exclusively unless
I'm working on the manuscript of my novel. Then, I have to go find wireless
to download my manuscript to dropbox. Anyway, that is my experience with the
iPhone. It is the most up-to-date piece of technology in my house at the
moment :-)

shelley Queen of Bells out Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 16, 2015, at 2:18 PM, Edward Green via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>
> Hi Donna,
>
> Android comes with a screen reader and you would be able to do document
editing.  I've never got on with Android though so I'll leave it to others
to comment on how accessible that process is.
>
> As Bridgit has already said, iPads are accessible too.  They have fewer
keyboard commands than the Mac operating system though, so you may find
yourself using the touch screen to navigate.
>
> The other option of course is a Windows Tablet.  The HP Stream is
relatively inexpensive and runs JAWS reasonably well by all accounts.  If
you use a keyboard, then JAWS will run in exactly the same way as it will on
a pC but obviously without boot up times etc.  However, I don't believe that
JAWS's touch screen support (when using the actual touch screen) is that
good.  I qualified that last remark because it is possible to use JAWS's
touch cursor from the keyboard.
>
> One thing to watch: If you go down the Windows tablet route, make sure
it's running a full copy of Windows 8.1 (either Home or Pro) and not
something called RT.  You won't be able to install programs such as JAWS on
a tablet running RT, only programs from Microsoft's App Store.
>
> I don't know what the position will be under Windows 10 in respect of
whether there's an RT version, which comes out on July 29.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ed
>> On 16 Jul 2015, at 19:07, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist
<stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I don't know much about word processing with tablets. I know many
>> have this kind of function though. The Apple tablets are fully
>> accessible. I can't really speak to other brands. I currently only
>> use my IPad for entertainment
>> purposes-- movies, books, music, apps, etc.-- but I have also
>> considered looking into using it with an external keyboard for
>> writing. I'm considering jumping ship with PC's altogether and using
>> Macs, though I want to learn more about the products. I only use an
>> IPad and IPhone right now. Not sure what writing on a Mac would be like
compared to a PC.
>>
>> Another option is a netbook laptop. I love netbooks. They are perfect
>> for writers and don't cost anymore than most tablets. I had a Toshiba
>> netbook I loved, but my husband spilled juice all over the keyboard,
>> frown. I have an Acer right now, and I don't care for it as much, but
>> it works. Netbooks are PC laptops on a small size. I believe mine
>> weighs 2 pounds. My Toshiba had as much battery life and RAM as a
>> laptop. My Acer, not as much, but works for what I need it for. They turn
on and off much quicker than laptops too.
>> You can install screenreaders on them-- I use JAWS, and I'm sure you
>> can install magnification software too. And of course, you can
>> install MS Office and use Word, which I prefer. The keyboard is
>> smaller, which I don't have problems with but something to keep in
>> mind. It has all the same keys as most laptops, just compact. And
>> it's very portable. My Toshiba was a little more expensive, I believe
>> it was around $500, but my Acer was $250, which is the cost of a 16 gig
IPad.
>>
>> For writers, netbooks are great. A computer programmer, maybe not so
>> much, grin. But it's another option to consider.
>>
>> And also, you can install MS Office and Word on an IPad or Mac if you
>> really wanted too.
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of DEW
>> Hill via stylist
>> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 12:01 PM
>> To: Stylist
>> Cc: DEW Hill
>> Subject: [stylist] advice ab switching from PC+Jaws to tablet for
writing?
>>
>> Hi Friends,
>> There are many times when I don't want to power up my PC but I'd like
>> to be able to jot down ideas for a story or article. I like the looks
>> of those little tablets everyone has, and I understand they make
>> attachable keyboards for them. I think with my hand issues I couldn't use
a virtual keyboard.
>>
>> Consumer Reports just did a piece about tablets, and they liked the
>> Sansom ones the best. Anyway, any hints about switching to tablets?
>> Does the Android screen reader let you do editing on some kind of
>> document file that could be then loaded onto my regular Windows 7 PC?
>> Can you use keyboard commands for navigation or do you have to use
>> the touch screen? Any hints about making the switch would be much
appreciated.
>> Blessings,
>> Donna
>>
>>
>> -- The Heart of Applebutter Hill - a novel on a mission:
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>> http://DonnaWHill.com <http://donnawhill.com/>
>>
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