Hi Alex, Never used them on the iPad, but have used them on an iPhone. As others have suggested, since this person doesn't type, I'd probably not go with the qwerty keyboard model, as having that many dots might just be confusing. But I do think the other model would provide the orientation that you are looking for. Best, Donna > On Apr 17, 2017, at 5:06 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all, > I'm working with a client who has never touched a computer and does not type > at all, nor do they use braille. Therefore, we're starting on an iPad, > because of the easy dictation, ability to touch the screen to explore it, and > so on. One difficulty is orientation on the screen. We're using the home > button as a reference, but that's not as good as having markers on the > screen, of course. > > My question is about Speed Dots screen protectors. I've never used one, so I > don't know if they would work. I know what they do, but with iOS, things > aren't always in the same place. For instance, the prompt to enter your > passcode when TouchID isn't an option has a whole different number pad than > the prompt to provide your passcode for an update, and entering a phone > number on the iPad actually presents the numbers keyboard, not a phone-like > layout at all. This client isn't using the keyboard, at least not yet, so > having dots on the keys won't be too helpful right now, but could be in the > future. And yet, some people find having reference dots helpful, so I'm not > sure what to suggest. > > For those who have used, or currently use, Speed Dots, are they really > helpful? Do the dots help even if they can be placed incorrectly for the > current application? Has anyone found it easier to just toss some tactile > dots on a screen protector, exactly where you want them? Thanks for any > thoughts on this. > > -- > Alex Hall > > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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