[nabs-l] iphone problem

Sat Oct 13 23:51:29 UTC 2012

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On 10/13/12, Lavonya Gardner <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I will be getting an iphone as soon as possable. I love my android, but i
> like touch screens better, on top of that, the iphone addresses blindness
> and autusm. I am both blind and autistic. I can see larg print, and read
> braille. I was taught 2 read grades 1, 2, 3, and braille muic. it depends on
> what i am doing, wether or not i use braille, large print or voice. for the
> iphone, i would use voiceover and the zoom feeture. and the auttism apps.		
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 13, 2012, at 19:11, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't know if it's my Southern accent or what, but Siri has a hard time
>> understanding me. I rarely send lengthy emails from my phone--I do that
>> with my Apex--but for texts or brief emails, I can type on the touch
>> screen pretty accurately and quickly. Like many, I was reluctant to get an
>> iPhone because the touch screen threw me off. But now, I believe that
>> taking that leap of faith was one of the best decisions I ever made in my
>> life.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:44:59 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>>
>> Typing on the touch screen isn't too tricky for me, which is probably
>> because it's set up like a standard QWERTY keyboard. I usually use the
>> dictate feature or Siri, though.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Oct 13, 2012, at 4:04 PM, Patrick Molloy <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Also on the subject of iPhones, how do people handle texting with the
>> touch screen?
>> Patrick
>>
>> On 10/13/12, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> You can but I don't know how to do it with Itunes. Someone else here
>> should know more.
>> Arielle
>>
>> On 10/13/12, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>> If it is a recent iPhone, normally pressing the physical home button
>> 3 times quickly will bring up VoiceOver.  If this doesn't work you
>> will probably have to get sighted assistance, under settings,
>> general, VoiceOver I think.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> At 11:43 AM 10/13/2012, you wrote:
>> speaking of iphone problems, does any1 no how i can help someone who
>> just got an iphone, he is totaly blind, and doesn't no how to turn on
>> speach
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Oct 13, 2012, at 12:03, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Joshua,
>> Your comment is of no use to the current topic, and is in fact very
>> rude. Maybe she *gasp* wonder-of-wonders *likes* having a touchscreen.
>> Just because you wouldn't do it, doesn't mean other people shouldn't.
>> You have a tendency to make snarky remarks that are of no help to the
>> person asking the question and personally, I find it very annoying.
>> Please stop. As the saying goes, if you have nothing good to say,
>> don't say anything at all.
>> ~Jewel
>>
>> On 10/13/12, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Gloria, I agree. I would rather use the iPhone with a couple of
>> minor bugs than use another kind of phone. Like you, I was
>> resistent to the whole touch screen thing, but when I went to
>> camp at LCB and saw how efficient everyone was with them, I
>> decided to get one. It is by far the most accessible and advanced
>> phone out there.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:08:46 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>>
>> Hi,
>> I have to say, I was one of the people who said I would neveer
>> use a touch
>> screen divice, but I am happy to say I have been using the
>> I-phone for about
>> two weeks or so and I have never been happier. I was nervous at
>> the start,
>> but with some practice I am having no problems. These things just
>> take time.
>> I love my I-phone and everything I can do with it. I do not see
>> myself going
>> to anything else.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joshua Lester" <JLester8462 at PCCUAEDU.onmicrosoft.com
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 12:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>>
>>
>> That's one reason why I don't like touch screen devices.
>> I'd quit Apple altogether, and get a phone with ATNT, that has
>> actual
>> buttons.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>> ________________________________________
>> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Sophie
>> Trist
>> [sweetpeareader at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 12:01 PM
>> To: nabs
>> Subject: [nabs-l] iphone problem
>>
>> Dear List:
>>
>> It's me Sophie again, and my iPhone has yet another weird
>> problem. If I call someone on my iPhone, whenever I double tap
>> the end button to hang up, my iPhone automatically starts
>> playing
>> music. The same thing happens if someone calls me and I don't
>> answer. This has happened n a couple of very awkward places and
>> I
>> would appreciate any suggestions y'all might have before I call
>> Apple.
>> All the best,
>> Sophie Trist
>>
>>
>>
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