[access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
- From: Gordon Keen <gordonkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:23:16 +0000
Hi
You could make a start here:
http://maccessibility.net/iphone/apps/
All but the telephone aps should work on other ios devices.
Cheers
G
From glorious Devon, England.
On 23 Jan 2011, at 10:22, jim wrote:
> Hi Ibrahim,
>
> It would be very useful to know what apps are accessible and which are not. I
> wonder if someone could put up a list of accessible tried and tested ones for
> blind and visually impaired people, other than applevis.
>
>>>> Carol P
>>>> ---- Original Message ----
>>>> From: "the williams family" <therefuge@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 7:32 AM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
>>>>
>>>>> hi carol
>>>>> remember apple products are also sold by other retailers.
>>>>> We got our ipod touches from argos.
>>>>> brian
>>>>>
>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>> From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 8:30 PM
>>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
>>>>>> Jackie,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm getting more and more hooked. Just can't quite decide whether to
>>>>>> go for phone or the Ipod Touch. Strangely enough, we are also looking
>>>>
>>>>>> at Bose systems right now and I'm thinking of Bose speakers for my
>>>>>> computer system which is away from the main stereo.
>>>>>> Anyway, I now fully understand the difference between these two so
>>>>>> shall be looking, though am disappointed as we don't have an Apple
>>>>>> store very near at all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Carol P
>>>>>> ---- Original Message ----
>>>>>> From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 8:31 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Carol
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> With the iPod Touch, as long as you put your broadband security key
>>>>>>> in, you will be able to treat it like a PC online, where you can
>>>>>>> download material and browse the Internet. What you can't obviously
>>>>
>>>>>>> do is make calls etc, because the phone part is not included. But,
>>>>>>> as I've said several times, the phone isn't the bit I want as I am
>>>>>>> happy with the handsets and Talks I use. I just love the iPod Touch
>>>>
>>>>>>> for the applications it can work with. At the moment, for example,
>>>>>>> I have put my device through a set of Bose speakers, and am
>>>>>>> listening to Five Live Sports Extra so I can hear the tennis.
>>>>>>> Quality is very
>>>> good
>>>>>>> and no drop-out or stuttering.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jackie Cairns
>>>>>>> J&M Work-Ability
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> www.work-ability.co.uk
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>>>>> Behalf Of Carol Pearson
>>>>>>> Sent: 18 January 2011 15:47
>>>>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to
>>>>>>> recommend
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jackie,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I never realised you could do so much with the Ipod Touch. I hadn't
>>>>>>> thought about it going online, though I should, knowing that Apples
>>>>>>> stuff works with ITunes, and I certainly hadn't thought about it
>>>>>>> being able to run these other apps.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Very interesting, for sure!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So, does anyone know if all apps work across the board on their
>>>>>>> equipment? Just interested in how things work.
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Carol P
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---- Original Message ----
>>>>>>> From: "Jackie Cairns"
>>>>>>> <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 10:21 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My Apple keyboard arrived yesterday, and pairing it with my iPod
>>>>>>>> Touch was extremely straightforward. So I decided to visit the App
>>>>
>>>>>>>> Store and, for 59p each, I bought four applications that work with
>>>>>>>> VoiceOver. They are the World Fact Book 2011, a dictionary and
>>>>>>>> thesaurus, Tune In Radio and, probably my favourite, Birds of
>>>>>>>> Britain. The latter is an amazing little program if you love bird
>>>>>>>> sound and details. Not only can you play the song, but you can
>>>>>>>> listen to VoiceOver provide a description of their size, colour,
>>>>>>>> family, time of year etc. There is also a favourites button to use
>>>>
>>>>>>>> where you can add a library of your favourite birds to it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tune In Radio is great. Similarly, there is a bookmark facility
>>>>>>>> where you can make a list of the stations you wish to add. Because
>>>>
>>>>>>>> I love tennis, and the Australian Open is on at the moment, I have
>>>>>>>> great difficulty getting it on DAB as we have such a diabolical
>>>>>>>> signal in these parts. So when I tuned in using the Sonata at 8.00
>>>>
>>>>>>>> this morning, a message said that restricted rights prevented
>>>>>>>> coverage. I find this often happens at weekends when football
>>>>>>>> matches are in progress too.
>>>>>>>> So I tuned my iPod to Sports Extra and, low and behold, got the
>>>>>>>> tennis on live.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> All the above apps work with VoiceOver. I don't use my keyboard
>>>>>>>> for everything, mainly when I get into tricky areas that need a bit
>>>>
>>>>>>>> of typing. Mostly, I use my fingers and have got used to doing so
>>>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just thought I'd pass on the info.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jackie Cairns
>>>>>>>> J&M Work-Ability
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> www.work-ability.co.uk
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