[macvoiceover] Re: the iPhone and Voiceover, AMAZING!

From: Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx>
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:20:26 -0400
Yup,

There are a few that are accessible with voiceover.  1 is called say text.  The 
developer made it specifically for the blind and visually impaired.  It doesn't 
work very great right now but, it's in it's infancy.  There is also a app that 
reads custom made labels as well as barcodes found on goods.

hth
On Aug 31, 2010, at 4:41 PM, Nicole Hutchins wrote:

> Wow, thanks for the information Ricardo. That's good to know! :)
> And OCR app? I didn't know you could do that on the iphone. I'm constantly 
> learning something new here. 
> 
> Nicole
> 
> On Aug 31, 2010, at 12:45 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> 
>> I wouldn't say that exactly,
>> 
>> It has a better screen and better camera.  I guess that alone makes it 
>> better suited for video but,  I think it's more a natural progression of all 
>> things visual From cameras to TVs to phones.  It is just as accessible as 
>> the iPhone 3gs.  There running the same software so a blind user will notice 
>> no difference in the operation of one Phone to the other.  But I think it is 
>> better because of it's more powerful.  It has twice the RAM of the 3gs and, 
>> about a 38% faster processor.  The better camera gives you the potential for 
>> better results while using an OCR app.
>> 
>> hth
>> On Aug 31, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Nicole Hutchins wrote:
>> 
>>> Is the iphone 4 as accessible/good as the 3?
>>> Just curious, because I was told that the 4 is more geared toward video 
>>> stuff where the ones before it weren't.
>>> Not sure if that would be benificial to a voice over user or not. 
>>> Nicole
>>> On Aug 31, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Jeff Kisecker wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Looking forward to getting my first IPhone in about a month..  Can't wait!
>>>> 
>>>> On Aug 30, 2010, at 11:41 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Generally speaking,  If an app is inaccessible, there is no setting to be 
>>>>> changed to make it more accessible.  That being said, there is a large 
>>>>> number of accessible, and useable, apps available for iDevices.
>>>>> 
>>>>> hth
>>>>> On Aug 30, 2010, at 9:41 PM, James Dean wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Have you played with the app store and do you find that most of the apps 
>>>>>> are accessible with VO, the apps being at their default settings, or do 
>>>>>> you find yourself changing certain settings to improve VO functionality 
>>>>>> with many apps?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> James A. Dean
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Aug 30, 2010, at 9:30 PM, Keith Reedy wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I have had my iPhone 3GS for over a year now and I am still learning 
>>>>>>> about it.  Most of you probably already know this, but, I just learned 
>>>>>>> that you can use the compass with Voiceover?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> And I just learned this evening that you can use the world clock, with 
>>>>>>> Voiceover setting up clocks for lots of locations in the world.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> You can use the timer, stopwatch, and set alarms with Voiceover.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I am continually amazed at what this little critter can do!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Keith Reedy>
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