[accesscomp] Dan's tip of the day
- From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tektalk discussion" <tektalkdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:38:48 -0800
Resources for learning how to use the iPhone and VoiceOver
wWhile this list may not cover all available sites or access to information
regarding I-Devices, it is a great start for a beginner or seasoned user.
Have a great week!
There is a book you can purchase for $22 in an electronic format (you download
it after
buying it) called Getting Started with the iPhone and iOS5 for Blind users (an
update is
being prepared for iOS6, but most of the information is still correct). This
book is good
because it is written by blind users for blind users. You will probably want
to go right to the
second section, though, instead of starting out in the first section, which is
about setting up
the phone using iTunes. Here is the link for the book. Please note it has a
drop down list
where you will need to choose the format you want it in (it defaults to
Braille):
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/IPHONE-IOS5.html.
In the Apple iphone manual, there is a section on navigating with VoiceOver.
The iphone
manual is one of the Bookmarks in Safari. (Bookmarks is like Favorites in
Internet
Explorer). You can also access it on the internet at
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf. The part on
VoiceOver is in
Chapter 32, page 115.
Performing tasks with Siri saves a lot of time and work, because it cuts out a
lot of navigation. Here is an article about what all you can say to Siri:
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/09/14/what-can-you-say-to-siri-in-ios-6/.
You might like to try a tactile overlay on your screen. They are available for
purchase from
a company called Speed Dots. You can also put some small bump dots on there to
mark
important spots (we know that ones called Loc-Dots work), or use brailled dymo
tape cut
into little pieces. MAB has some that you can come in and try and/or purchase.
The link to
Speed Dots is http://speeddots.com/shop/index.php.
The Carroll Center has tutorials on using VoiceOver on their website:
http://carroll.org/video-tutorials/voiceover-screen-navigation-on-the-iphone-4s/
http://carroll.org/video-tutorials/gestures-with-voiceover-on-the-iphone-4s/
A website called Apple Vis has a bunch of info on how to use the iPhone and on
apps that are being used by people with vision loss: http://www.applevis.com/.
There is an app you can put on your phone called VIA that reviews apps for the
visually impaired. Search for it in the App Store.
There are lots of websites, blogs, and podcasts where iPhone users describe how
to do things using VoiceOver. To get podcasts on your iPhone, go to the
Podcasts apps and
search for podcasts on the iPhone and VoiceOver.
Examples are
Today in iOS,
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/tii
iBlindTech Democast,
http://www.iblindtech.com/
Triple-Click Home
http://tripleclickhome.com/
Adaptive Technology Snippets from New Zealand
http://www.rnzfb.org.nz/members/useful-resources/adaptive-technology-snippets
Tech Access Democast. You can also find iPhone related podcasts under
http://techaccessweekly.com/
Hadley Seminars and Braille Institute.
http://www.hadley.edu/
seroTalk | A podcast and interactive blog on the accessible digital ... world
and I-Devices
http://serotalk.com/
There are email listservs you can join, such as the Viphone group and the
Support for
iDevices group. An archive of the VIPhone group is at http://www.mail-
archive.com/viphone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/. If you want to sign up for their
listserv, go to
www.groups.google.com, and search for Viphone in the search box. There will be
a link on
the site with information about how to join the group. To join the Support for
iDevices
listserv, go to
http://gatewayfortheblind.com/mailman/listinfo/idevices_gatewayfortheblind.com
and fill in
the required information.
Send messages to dthompson5@xxxxxxxxx
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"
Robert Acosta, President
Helping Hands for the Blind
Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx
Web Site: www.helpinghands4theblind.org
You can assist Helping Hands for the Blind by donating your used computers to
us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer, please mail us at the
above address.
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