[access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems
- From: Jackie Brown <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 19:06:14 +0100
Easyjet tend to let you turn Airplane Mode on now and that seems good enough.
But it would still be helpful for Apple to incorporate a vibratory alert when
turning the phone on!
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Threadgold <m.j.threadgold@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, 7 September 2014 17.22
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems
>
>
> Each time I've flown we've been told to activate the airplane mode, and then
> turn the device off as well. It is not acceptable to have it turned on and
> in airplane mode for some reason. Seems ridiculous in this day and age, when
> you can actually buy air time to use on a flight with some airlines now!
>
>
> Mark Threadgold
>
> Of all the things I have ever lost, the one I miss most is my mind...
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> MJ Williams
> Sent: 07 September 2014 17.09
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems
>
> That's a useful little feature. So, presumably you can use any apps
> in aeroplane mode, provided that they do not require any radio transmission.
>
>
> At 16.54 07/09/2014, you wrote:
> >I would think turning on Airplane Mode would be enough. This turns
> >off all radios so shouldn't interfeere with aircrafts hence the
> >feature Airplane Mode.
> >
> >Christopher Hallsworth
> >Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
> >www.hadley.edu
> >
> >On 07/09/2014 16.50, Jackie Brown wrote:
> 0by Hi Carol
> 0was
> 0by I must admit I have the same problem. When they tell you to turn off your
> 0by electrical equipment on an aircraft for take-off and landing, I think to
> 0by myself: "Oh here we go", because I know it will be so hit or miss when I
> 0by boot my iPhone again, especially as I need it when landing. This is
> 0by definitely the one big wish on my list of Apple enhancements. It is ok if
> 0by you have enough sight or light perception to see the screen brightness.
> 0was
> 0was
> 0by Kind regards,
> 0was
> 0by Jackie Brown
> 0by Emails: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx
> >>thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 0by Twitter: @thebrownsplace
> 0by Skype: Thejackmate
> >>-----Original Message-----
> 0by From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> >>carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 0by Sent: 07 September 2014 15.55
> 0by To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 0by Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems
> 0was
> 0by Can only add, Jackie, that my iPhone, mysteriously perhaps, has never
> booted
> 0by for me on first boot, even if i count really carefully, add or subtract a
> 0by sec or two whilst holding in the button. I always have to boot the second
> 0by time!
> 0was
> 0by Carol P
> 0was
> 0was
> >>----- Original Message -----
> 0by From: Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 0by To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 0by CC:
> 0by Date: Friday, 5 September 2014 11.38 pm
> 0by Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems
> 0was
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>No, you've missed nothing. Android vibrates, but not Apple.
> >>>
> >>>All the best
> >>>
> >>>Steve
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> 0by Of
> >>>Jackie Brown
> >>>Sent: 05 September 2014 18.31
> >>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems
> >>>
> >>>This proves there is nothing definitive that I have missed, (smile).
> 0by Apple,
> >>>let's have a vibratory or audible sound, please? Glad it isn't just me!
> >>>
> >>>Kind regards,
> >>>
> >>>Jackie Brown
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: Barry Hill <barry.hill3@xxxxxxx>
> >>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>Date: Friday, 5 September 2014 16.54
> >>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Not perfect, but very simple. I flip the mute on and off. If the phone
> >>>doesn't vibrate, it's turned off.
> >>>
> >>>Cheers
> >>>
> >>>Barry
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> >>>Of
> >>>Jackie Brown
> >>>Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 3.42 PM
> >>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems
> >>>
> >>>Perhaps this is just me, but I find it difficult to know whether my
> iPhone
> >>>is off or on when I have needed to reboot it, say having been on an
> >>>aircraft. Nokia handsets gave me a definite vibration when they turned
> >>>on,
> >>>as does my S4 Mini with Telorion. But I never know whether I have held
> >>>the
> >>>power button in long enough for the iPhone, and therefore don't know if
> it
> >>>is booting or not. Is there a definitive way of knowing this without
> >>>seeing
> >>>the screen light up? Other than that, I have no complaints about
> >>>accessibility of built-in apps and restoration etc.
> >>>
> >>>Kind regards,
> >>>
> >>>Jackie Brown
> >>>Emails: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>Twitter: @thebrownsplace
> >>>Skype: Thejackmate
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> >>>Of
> >>>Barry Hill
> >>>Sent: 05 September 2014 13.20
> >>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems
> >>>
> >>>There are some apps that I've installed that have unlabelled buttons, and
> >>>one or two that are just impossible to use with VO, but accessibility of
> >>>the
> >>>iPhone itself seems to be just fine. I've done resets and fresh installs
> >>>with no problems.
> >>>
> >>>The thing I do think could be better is accessibility of iTunes. It's a
> >>>lot
> >>>better than it was, but it's still not easy.
> >>>
> >>>Cheers
> >>>
> >>>Barry
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> >>>Of
> >>>MJ Williams
> >>>Sent: 04 September 2014 19.52
> >>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>Subject: [access-uk] Top 3 iPhone accessibility Problems
> >>>
> >>>Hello list,
> >>>
> >>>This is for regular and experienced iPhone users:
> >>>
> >>>What would be your top 3 accessibility issues with the iPhone? For
> >>>example,
> >>>are there instances where sighted assistance is simply unavoidable for
> >>>performing an operating system related task? Can one reset the phone to
> >>>default factory settings without sighted help?
> >>>
> >>>Sincerely,
> >>>Matthew
> >>>
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> >>>ists$org
> >>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: BBC-Licence changes?
> >>>
> >>>Do Virgin have the same level of accessibility as Sky Steve?
> >>>
> >>>Kind regards,
> >>>
> >>>Paul
> >>> Twitter: @paulleake1
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> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "beSteve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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