[blindkid] Ipads

[Amanda Winkler]

You could have connected the iPhone to the computer and turned on voiceover 
through iTunes.  If your son is old enough to use the computer it would be 
good to teach him to do this himself.
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From: <lindashalm at aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 8:32 AM
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Ipads

> I spent sometime yesterday with Apple tech support to get voiceover 
> working again on my son's Iphone 4S, which has a lot of accessibility 
> features.  My wireless company could not help me...had to deal with Apple 
> folks.  It all worked out so far.  It takes vision to get to the settings 
> until voiceover is working.
>
>
> Linda
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children) 
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wed, Jan 11, 2012 11:27 pm
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Ipads
>
>
> Yes, there is a built-in screen reader called VoiceOver, and a
> built-in screen enlarger called Zooms.  If it is a recent one, hit
> the home button 3 times quickly to bring up voice over.  National
> Braille Press has a good book on using iDevices.  It is primarily
> oriented to the iPhone, but has much that applies to the iPad too.
>
> Dave
>
> \At 07:41 PM 1/11/2012, you wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm wondering if anyone knows if IPads are considered accessible to the
>>blind? And if so, how so? My son's school (Academy for the Blind) just
>>acquired them through a grant, and are using them in the classroom. They
>>have been provided to the teachers, some of whom are blind. I'm just
>>curious to know if/how these will be useful to someone with essentially no
>>vision at all. Thanks for your thoughts!
>>
>>:) Carolynn Barnes
>
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