[nabs-l] I devices accessibility

Mon Jan 28 02:40:35 UTC 2013

My friends use Siri, they like it. I would have to type my things out. 

NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE 

On Jan 27, 2013, at 21:36, "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:

> LaVonya,
> 
>    No, she's using Siri. Siri does dictation, but technically they are two different features.
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lavonya Gardner
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 6:59 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] I devices accessibility
> 
> my friend has a lot of music on her phone, and she tells the phone what to play, and it does. do u think she is using dictate. 
> 
> NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE 
> 
> On Jan 27, 2013, at 18:32, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am not Chris, but no,  music must be on your phone. Siri cannot interact with iTunes.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jan 27, 2013, at 6:13 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Chris,
>>> I wanted to know if Siri can interact with itunes?
>>> So, to clarify, are you saying it can pull up a specific song for you?
>>> Can you ask it to launch itunes and play a song or do you have to be in itunes first?
>>> I'm impressed you can do so much with Siri. Everyone says its useful; I mean both sighted and blind people.
>>> Thanks.
>>> Ashley
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: christopher nusbaum
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 5:02 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] I devices accessibility
>>> 
>>> Arielle,
>>> 
>>> All you have to do to use Siri for music is to tell it to play a 
>>> certain song or artist.
>>> 
>>> Chris Nusbaum
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Jan 27, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Ashley,
>>>> Most modern Braille devices including Braille Notes and Braille 
>>>> displays can pair with I-devices without much effort. You can then 
>>>> use the Braille device as both keyboard and Braille display in many 
>>>> cases, and typemessages in either contracted or uncontracted Braille 
>>>> and have it translated.
>>>> You can also use Siri to type texts and emails although I've never 
>>>> tried using it for music.
>>>> Many Apple users, blind and sighted, choose to buy keyboards to pair 
>>>> with their I-devices if they don't already have a Braille device.
>>>> I can type on my touch screen by activating touch typing in 
>>>> VoiceOver and then dragging my finger around the screen until 
>>>> VoiceOver says the letter I want. To enter the letter I lift my finger off the screen.
>>>> However, though I can do this I find  it slow and prefer to use Siri 
>>>> or my RefreshaBraille.
>>>> Arielle
>>>> 
>>>> On 1/27/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Many of you have I devices you communicate with now; I’ve seen many 
>>>>> messages sent from i-phones, ipod touches and a few ipads.
>>>>> I have an ipod  and am struggling with the touch screen and staying 
>>>>> oriented on it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> My family and I were wondering how blind people most often interact 
>>>>> with their i-phone and I touch. I see many messages written from 
>>>>> these mobile devices, yet I know the touch screen keyboard is 
>>>>> rather small and even for sighted people it can be challenging to use.
>>>>> So I was wondering about your experiences with these devices.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Do you use the touch screen and voice over all the time? Do you use 
>>>>> siri to perform functions? Can siri activate your itunes 
>>>>> collection? I mean can you ask siri to play a certain song and it searches for it and plays it?
>>>>> 
>>>>> How do you type
>>>>> regular messages and text messages? Do you use a braille display 
>>>>> with it and if so, which one? Can you type in braille and something 
>>>>> translates it and then sends it out on your i-device?
>>>>> What computer functions do these devices have? Does it have a word 
>>>>> processor, presentation application and spreadsheet?
>>>>> I know the Ipad has pages; not sure about the others.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I know the Focus 14 display came out from freedom  scientific 
>>>>> recently and a few friends have that paired with their i-phones. I 
>>>>> also know the braille pen can be paired with it too.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Finally, which aps are most helpful? Is the barcode reader one 
>>>>> useful? What does i t cost? What is the difference between Look around Me and Navigan ap?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for letting me know.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I’ll write my ipod gesture questions next message.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ashley
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