The major benefit for using an i-Pad for me as a totally blind person, is the speaker. I can listen to my i-Pad without it being connected to external speakers. However, it was necessary to to use headphones or speakers for the Touch. On Aug 25, 2011, at 4:11 PM, Eric SS wrote: > John, I have never used a Pad. I am not sure if you have used a Touch or > Phone much. > > I wonder for those of us without any useable sight, is there any reason to > choose the IPad. It seems to me it only adds bulk. > > I guess there are some apps for the IPad not available to the Phone/Touch, > but they seem to be few. > > Thanks for your comments on why one might choose one or the other. > > Eric > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Panarese > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:51 PM > To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Using an ipad > > To be honest, you can't really make an assessment in one sitting as far > as an iPad or iPhone or iPod Touch. The whole touch interface is something > that takes a little getting used to. It's actually far easier and intuitive > than one might think. > > I use an iPad daily, and it's just a fantastic device. There really is > not a matter of finding things specifically on the screen. I don't really > know why anyone would use any tactile overlays. To me, personally, that > would just be confusing. The screen is effected by what you have open or > what you are doing. You need only slide a finger across and up and down the > screen to get a visual representation of what is being shown. Additionally, > there are certain formats or patterns that you will get used to, like > looking at the Settings categories and examining the individual options. > > I don't use a Braille display with my iPad, so I can't really speak with > any knowledge on this. However, I know you can connect one via the > bluetooth feature. I might try this with my BrailleNote at some point, but > for me, it hasn't been something I've found myself needing to do. > > Overall, though, I would certainly consider the iPad an option for you. > Again, don't let that initial reaction cloud your decision. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.macfortheblind.com > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > On Aug 25, 2011, at 3:33 PM, Benjamin Blatter wrote: > >> Hi to all >> >> Today, I went to an apple store and held an iPad in my hands for the >> first time. Amazing, it's much thinner than I thought. The guy there >> activated voice over. >> >> However I found it rather difficult to do things with all this >> touching and wiping. Most of all locating some things on the plain >> glass screen. And some funny things happened like the iPod suddenly > playing music ... >> >> Maybe I was shy or it was just an unlucky start for me. but anyway, >> I'm wondering if you guys are really using an ipad or ipod touch for >> your daily life? I read somewhere about a company which makes some >> tactile overlays for blind people. Are you using something like that >> or are you really just getting fine by figure out and memorizing all the > spots on the glass screen? >> >> I'm actually looking for a portable organizer. So I thought an ipad >> might be an interesting solution since you could look at your >> appointmens sort of like reading them in braille ... Do you guys organize > your things this way? >> >> And is there a certain braille display you would reccommend to use >> with these devices? >> >> Kind regards >> Ben >> >> ************ >> >> >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. >> >> >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes > to their list subscription is: >> >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind >> >> The list archive is located at >> >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ >> >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: >> >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > ************ > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > The list archive is located at > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ************ > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > The list archive is located at > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. 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