Alex, With all do respect and coming from a Braille user; I think this is going to be a very difficult road. You are essentially asking APple to allow any developer of such the ability to have the same acces. There is already a Braille entry app out there and despite the fact it is not quite the same thing, you have to offer the same access. Furthermore, I cannot imagine trying to Braille on the iPhone screen myself, so I'm not sure (and I speak for myself) this is going to be particularly easy to work with. Is this really going to offer any advantage to users? Is there truly a benefit to be had? I think these are reasonable questions. Now as a reminder because I know some will get pretty spun-up, I am a Braille user myself, but I arguably can out type myself when it comes to Braille. So, again, an interesting idea I just think that APple would have to implement as another keyboard and not as an app.
On Feb 26, 2012, at 5:51 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hello all, > There has been much discussion about the new Braille Touch app lately. > For anyone who missed it, this is an app coming out sometime this year > that lets users type in braille on an iOS or Android device. > Basically, you hold the device sideways, the home button to your right > or left. You then place three fingers on either end of the screen and > start typing. This beats the current braille entry app out there > because (1) it will be free and (2) it lets you enter the character > all at once, not a row at a time. > > Here is where it needs your help: Apple's developer guidelines and > terms of service state that, basically, no app can add its own > keyboard to the keyboards available in iOS. this means that there is > no way to use the braille keyboard outside the app; no writing texts > or emails with it, no using it to do a search, no nothing. Yes, you > can use the app and then copy and paste, but if you just want to write > a quick email, add a contact, or even edit a document, you can't take > advantage of braille. Apple needs to know that we (blind and visually > impaired users of iOS) want and need this functionality in iOS. Please > take a couple minutes to send a message to [email protected]. > Tell them you want them to include Braille Touch's keyboard in iOS so > that it can be used where ever you need to enter text, in place of the > on-screen QWERTY keyboard that iOS currently forces you to use. Point > out that this keyboard transforms the iOS line of products from PDAs > with great accessibility into true braille devices. Most of all, tell > them how important it is to you that this feature be included > system-wide as soon as possible. Offer any further suggestions, > testimonials, and anything else you think will help, but please take > the time to send [email protected] a message asking them to take > this massive step into the future of accessibility. Thanks for your > time and effort. Also, please send this request to anyone else who can > help (other lists, friends or family who use iOS, braille instructors > familiar with iOS... anyone). Remember that the more interest Apple > sees in this, the more likely they are to take notice and do something > about it. They have always been good at listening to feedback from > their accessibility market, so let's take advantage of that to push > for this braille keyboard. > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from GMail website) > [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
