[vi-android] Re: low vision between both worlds

  • From: Aaron <blindgeek1989@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: vi-android@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 17:36:17 -0500

how do you guys use speech and magnification at the same time? Does that get 
annoying? Don’t you see what’s on the screen before talkback says anything?
Thanks,
Aaron Linson
Podcaster Studios
Being Confident in your ability, not your disability

On Jan 26, 2014, at 4:31 PM, Alexander Shannon 
<alexander.shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Aaron,
>  
> I’m very much in the same position as yourself,  in that I can read some 
> print with glasses or a magnifier, but also use braille and speech when 
> appropriate.
>  
> I Haven’t tried out the magnification gestures for android as yet, as I 
> generally try to use a launcher such as Nova Launcher and try to set apps for 
> over-all large print use, although I use both large print and speech 
> simultaneously.
>  
> As regards your more general question, I would tend to agree with Quentin’s 
> view that it’s really a personal preference when it comes to when to use 
> large print, when to use Braille, and when to use a cane.  I won’t make any 
> further comment on this at the risk of going off topic, but I hope my message 
> helps.
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> Alexander Shannon

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