[Trainer-talk] Deaf Blind IPad Access

[Bob Marchand]

Hello

Has she tried a Bluetooth headset that works with a cochlear implant? You
can read about it in this blog
http://contradica.blogspot.ca/2008/07/bluetooth-headset-with-your-cochlear.html?m=1

Some people connect to their iPods so the iPad will work, but it will also
depend on the noise in the environment.

You mentioned that she cannot read Braille but could she learn Braille as
an input device. There is an app available for blind people to use Braille
input rather than the qwerty keyboard. There is also the Flesky app which
was specifically made for blind people.

Good luck

Bob

On Friday, January 25, 2013, Laine Amoureux wrote:

> I know there is something out there, and I'm just not finding it, I'm
> sure of it!
> I have a client with a cochlear implant, who requires text to speech,
> does not know Braille, and has sensativity concerns that prohibit her
> from learning/using Braille.
> The client needs to be able to use her ipad and/or iphone to record
> data in areas, like high trafic hall ways and rooms with horrible
> Acoustics, and has difficulty distinguishing  the VoiceOver speech
> from other sounds in her environment. Ear buds and headphones do not
> seem to help her.
> We are looking to see if there is a way to stream VoiceOver to her
> implant, when in bluetooth mode, and will accept any and all
> suggestions on how she might more effectively access her ipad given
> her sight and hearing loss.
> feel free to e-mail me directly if you have specific ideas.
> Laine Amoureux
> Statewide Assistive Technologist
> Idaho Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired
> laine.amoureux at gmail.com <javascript:;>
>
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