Thanks for the reminder. That change came in iOS13.
**If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the
learning start?***
From: Ketan Kothari
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2019 12:32 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Huge voiceover bug and flaw in IOS 13
Hi Ro
Donald, the measure app is accessible. First be sure that you are in a lighted
area. 2nd Place your back camera 2 – 3 inches above the surface you wish to
measure. DT the add button.
3rd move to your stopping point and it will announce your distance.
**If we can't look at ourselves, and ask
Hi Robert,
Thank you and my problem got resolved. But for your information
please, accessibility is no longer under "general" but is a setting by
itself.
With best wishes,
Ketan
On 20/09/2019, Robert Wright wrote:
> Go to settings/general/accessibility/speech
>
> **If we can't look at our
Go to settings/general/accessibility/speech
**If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the
learning start?***
From: Ketan Kothari
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 10:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Huge voiceover bug and flaw in IOS 13
Dear Friends,
I think I must have accidently hit something because I never get any
notifications on upgrades. I learn about them from this list.
**If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the
learning start?***
From: M. Taylor
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:33 PM
To: vipho
The NFB Independence Store sells it. I called them to order one about two
months ago.
Thx, Albert
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 19, 2019, at 4:25 PM, Donald Raikes wrote:
Max,
I haven't been able to find anywhere I can purchase a click ruler.
I have a 25ft "braille" steel tape, but it only h
Dear Friends,
I at the outset apologize for a slightly long post. I have an Iphone
XR. Despite knowing that there are some bugs in IOS 13 I installed
it and guess what! What I got was beyond my wildest imagination.
I am in India. So when the phone restarted the default language was
English In
hi,
I think ios updates have worked like this for while. If you explore the screen
after you tap later and it prompts you to enter your pin it'll say somewhere
(I forget if above or below the number pad) will update between 2 and 4 am.
If you don't explore the screen however this is not
Since you are a Humanware dealer, do you sell those very small braille
displays. I think they call them the brilliant 14. How much do you sell them
for? If you would like, contact me off list. I am interested in purchasing a
new Bluetooth braille display for my phone. And I am trying to find a r
That's the approach I usually take. But for me, disagreeing with the terms
doesn't stop it permanently. But it's an easy way to get rid of the message,
and delay it for awhile.
Karen P
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
M.
Hello Richard,
This is great info.
Not to put too simple a spin on this but the only way I have found to
permanently stopped being prompted to update is to simply disagree with the
terms of service.
Mark
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Tu
The below came from the Vision Aware site of AFB.
The Click Rule
The Click Rule is a metal tubular device slightly longer than 7 1/2 inches. A
7-inch threaded rod is inserted into the tube. A knurled locking knob is
screwed into the top of the threaded rod through a long slot that has been
mach
Hey guys,
So facebook wanted me to reset my password. I'm having a huge
problem, cause i'm trying to do the account recovery.
What i am trying to do is have facebook text me a code to my phone,
but i am not getting the texts. I am beyond frustrated, cause it
makes no sense at all. Any ideas wha
OK- cool! I also found that setting to make notifications stay on the screen
longer within that same set of options. Thanks!
Cher
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mike B.
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 4:26 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: An audio descri
The NFB used to sell them -- don't know if they still do.
Dave
At 06:25 PM 9/19/2019, you wrote:
Max,
I haven't been able to find anywhere I can purchase a click ruler.
I have a 25ft "braille" steel tape, but it only has markings every 6
inches which is not really accurate enough for my work,
My search box is really stupid. I tried just using the windows key search and
then went into settings, chose ease of access, and then did the search.
Results- no audio description either place except on the web ☹
Cher
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mike B.
Sent: Wednes
Hello,
I am working on a demo for how to use VoiceOver to test for
accessibility of a website, and one of the things I want to illustrate
is how VoiceOver can get stuck. I.E. flick into a control, then
can't flick left or right to get out of it.
Does anyone know of any examples of where this ta
Max,
I haven't been able to find anywhere I can purchase a click ruler.
I have a 25ft "braille" steel tape, but it only has markings every 6
inches which is not really accurate enough for my work, and I haven't
found any sources for something more accurate.
On 9/19/19, Agent086b wrote:
> Hi,
> I
The iPhone 6 released on September 2014 while the iPhone SE released on March
2016. The iPhone 6 and the older devices didn’t have the hardware to support
iOS 13.
Feliciano
For tech tips and updates:
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The SE, is a later phone, than the iPhone 6.
Dave.
From: Vicki W.
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 11:34 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Those wanting to avoid iOS 13
How strange that the 6 won't get the update. I have and IPhone SE and I got
the update.
- Original Mes
On iOS13.0, I assigned 2-finger left and 2-finger right respectively, to
Previous Visibel app, and Next Vissibel app, but they don’t seem to work right!
I was hoping these two would be the same as the four-finger left and right
swipes to move between apps, gesture that on my SE doesn’t work reli
Hi Richard,
Thank you very much for this tip. Sure sounds like Microsoft when they were
trying to sneak Windows 10 past Windows 7 users through their update
process.
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. Go dodgers!
I believe that everything happens for a reason. Usually, the reason is t
O 6 won’t support update. The SE will.
Wayne Scott "Everything happens in God's chime."
> On Sep 19, 2019, at 4:34 PM, Vicki W. wrote:
>
> How strange that the 6 won't get the update. I have and IPhone SE and I got
> the update.
> - Original Message -
> From: Richard Turner
> To:
Hi,
I have Two talking tapes. I have the Cobolt from the UK that I no longer use.
The One I like is the Tape King. It is accurate to 1mm if I remember correctly
about the same as the Clickruel. It is also a level.
Max.
> On 20 Sep 2019, at 8:30 am, Richard Turner
> wrote:
>
> If you are want
that's NOT strange at all, as the iPhoneSE was Released in the Spring of 2016
&
Apple's iPhone6 & iPhone6+ were Released in the Fall of 2014
At 03:34 PM 9/19/2019, you wrote:
How strange that the 6 won't get the update. I
have and IPhone SE and I got the update.
- Original Message -
F
How strange that the 6 won't get the update. I have and IPhone SE and I got
the update.
- Original Message -
From: Richard Turner
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: Those wanting to avoid iOS 13
Janet, you must have an iP
If you are wanting accurate measuring do not rely on an app.
The click ruler is your best bet.
Which talking tape is that you have Max?
How accurate can you get with it?
Richard
Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2.
On Sep 19, 2019, at 3:11 PM, Agent086b wrote:
Hi,
I am
Hi,
not sure if you have received any reply. We use Paprika Recipe manager. Not
sure if it does all you want. you can search for ingredients etc but Don’t know
about nutrition values. There is a cost can’t remember how much. We have it on
the Mac iPhone and iPad. I believe there is a Windows ve
I thought the iPhone 6, wasn’t getting the iOS 13 update.
Are you sure, your iPhone is a 6, and not the 6s?
Dave.
From: Janet Wright
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 11:01 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Those wanting to avoid iOS 13
every thing is working good here i lost my
Hi,
I am a woodworker and have not found a useful App for your purpose. There is a
measure App on the iPhone I have never been able to use it reliably. I use a
Click Rule or a talking tape.
Max.
> On 20 Sep 2019, at 2:52 am, Donald Raikes wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am looking for a n accessible
Janet, you must have an iPhone 6s since the 6 will not get iOS 13.
Glad it is working.
Richard
Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2.
On Sep 19, 2019, at 3:02 PM, Janet Wright wrote:
every thing is working good here i lost my voice over voice that i had for my
old i ph
every thing is working good here i lost my voice over voice that i had
for my old i phone so i had to redownload it but it kept all settings in
my i phone 6
On 9/19/2019 3:57 PM, Feliciano Godoy wrote:
Hi,
I updated my iPhone 6s to iOS 13. Thus far, everything seems to be
working fine. I hav
Hi James:
You can download the AIRA app and sign up. Any call that takes five minutes
or less is free. The person on the line can take the picture for you, and
send it to your camera roll or email.
The 'be my eyes' app is also free for any amount of time, but not sure if
they take a photo
Hi,
I updated my iPhone 6s to iOS 13. Thus far, everything seems to be working
fine. I have not tried to use the iPhone with a Braille display or keyboard.hat
I could say that doesn’t work right now, is text selection on the native mail
app When reading email. Other than that, everything looks
I would like to start taking pictures of my ID and other things. But it’s
almost impossible to do so because the camera does not tell you when the item
is in focus. Anyone have any solution for that
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There used to be a button right after the later button in that dialogue that
says remind me later. That prevented the download from taking place, although
you would get another reminder at some point. I always selected remind me later
and never had anything update without my permission. Is that
Thanks for this Richard! I appreciate it.
Jen
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 19, 2019, at 5:28 PM, Richard Turner
> wrote:
>
> A coworker sent me this.
>
> Info from another group worth noteing - Hello group! With iOS 13 coming out
> and lots of us not wanting to download it because of the mu
Thanks Richard.
I am sure that most of us didn’t know this.
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You can download files into Voice Dream and then move them into the folder by
flicking up or down with one finger on the title and double tap on move to
folder, then find your folder and double tap.
Or, open that folder in Voice Dream and then add files.
Files/books, etc., go into whichever file
Thanks, richard. Very useful. Fortunately, 13.1 is coming out next week, on the
24th.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 19, 2019, at 2:28 PM, Richard Turner
> wrote:
>
> A coworker sent me this.
>
> Info from another group worth noteing - Hello group! With iOS 13 coming out
> and lots of us not
A coworker sent me this.
Info from another group worth noteing - Hello group! With iOS 13 coming out and
lots of us not wanting to download it because of the multiple voiceover bugs,
may I take this opportunity to warn you of apples rather sneaky way of
overriding your settings to install updat
I prefer a standard locking steel tape measure and not have phone floating
about the work bench. I'm DIY of the old school.
RobH.
- Original Message -
From: "Donald Raikes"
To: "viphone"
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 5:52 PM
Subject: accessible measuring app?
Hello,
I am lookin
Yes, I had tried that today but it says you need to sign in order to view the
whole program and I am using the PBS video app. I also had to choose NBP as my
local station instead of PBS. After that, that worked until I lost my Internet
connection by going outside.
At least I think that's what ha
They did one of the things that make me hate at&t
On 9/19/19, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
> I think they did the same with 4G when 4G/LTE wasn't really out yet.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of
> lenron brown
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 12:24 AM
>
Thanks Shirley:
I tried to play the episode on PBS.com, but I didn't sign in, so that may
make the difference.
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Duane Steele
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 11:14 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT Audio Description on
I am listening to last night's episode on PBS video with audio description. I
had to create an account and sign in to be able to do this.
Shirley
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Duane Steele
Sent: Thursday, September 19
Thank you very much, Richard, I do appreciate for your help and I made a
folder, how can I add files to it now, please?
Thanks again.
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From: Fazil M. [mailto:urdu...@telus.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 9:59 AM
To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com'
Subject: RE: Makin
To my knowledge, you can only connect one device to the braille edge. You might
have problems with the battery, depending on when it was last serviced, but it
really is a great piece of technology.
> On Sep 19, 2019, at 11:09 AM, Duane Steele wrote:
>
> If you can get your hands on not one, b
Hello,
I am looking for a n accessible app to enable me to take measurements
for some home wood working projects I am interested in doing.
I would rather not shell out $100.00+ for a talking tape measure, so I
was wondering if there is an app that will get the job done.
I know there is the measu
Now I'm not so sure because I had forgotten the person who uses the
antenna doesnt' even live here, but over in Indiana. Besides, KET
does provide description, as stated earlier, for Downtonw Abbey, but
not for this show, so it's not that we don't get it in some instances.
So I do think it is the
In a previous email, way back on this discussion thread, I suggested that audio
description of the documentary on Country Music appears to be up to the local
station or cable provider. For example, Xfinity uses its audio description for
Spanish broadcasting. I don’t know about the DVDS, but th
If you can get your hands on not one, but two working BrailleEdge 40's try to
get them both! I'm writing back to you using my BrailleEdge 40, and I love it
to the max! I use it all the time, for writing, for reading, for texting, for
everything!!! In 2013, I suffered what is commonly called S
Just saw this message. I usually go months without using Apple
Accessibility Support, but this week I have been adjusting to an
iPhone XR and an Apple Watch Series 4. Most of the experiences have
been great, except for one representative who told me how to restart
the phone, but didn't appear to re
I’m a little late to this discussion, but I find audio description on PBS
highly inconsistent.
I wonder if it’s dependent on the local channel. My country music listing says
it has audio description, however when we recorded it it is not there. I stream
it on Apple TV with audio description. I
Hi everyone,
This morning I have come across two second-hand sales for the Braille Edge 40.
I'd appreciate opinions on this device. Is it a good unit? In your opinion is
it too old to consider now?
I currently own the original Focus 14, so that is a pretty old unit by now.
Since I'm not fami
Patty, that is the most rock solid evidence I've heard of that lays the blame
squarely at the feet of the cable provider.
Contact them, and give them that example.
They clearly are blocking the description channel.
If that doesn't help, contact the FCC and file a complaint.
Richard
Always look
Arlene:
On your iPhone, go to settings, then accessibility, then down to the bottom of
the page to media. That is where you will find the audio description setting.
If it is off, turn it on with a double tap.
I listened to the PBS app on my phone last night while watching the TV. Had to
syn
Good morning,
So I might be a little late to the party, but are these country music DVDs
a particular series that can be found on the PBS app with audio
description? Or can one watch them elsewhere?
Thanks, Shane.
On Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 10:18 AM Patti Johnson wrote:
> Just to see, I listened to
You can makes folders in VDR and once I can sit down at my computer and find
the directions I've sent out before; I'll repost them.
Richard
Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2.
On Sep 19, 2019, at 5:36 AM, Joshua Hendrickson wrote:
I don't know if there is a way to cre
Just to see, I listened to last night's episode on my phone, and it
was described.
It was not described on tv. A friend of mine uses and antenna, and he
can get description, so that makes me wonder if my not getting it is a
provider thing, because he is watching it on the same pbs affiliate I
am,
I think they did the same with 4G when 4G/LTE wasn't really out yet.
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brown
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 12:24 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: New Member, and a Question
I don't understand why they f
Are there any packages that take the whole works? I have cited friends who
sometimes exercise with me. It would be nice for them to be able to see what
they’re wanting to do. Not everybody follows audio instructions very well. :-)
Thanks again for anybody’s ideas. I will check out the straight a
I have dvd audio which cost $32.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard
Turner
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 8:23 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: country music dvds on PBS
there are software packages for extracting audio from DVD'S.
I'd suggest a web searc
Creating folders in Voice Dream Reader
>From the main screen of Voice Dream Reader, double tap on the filter which
>probably says filter all items.
Flick right with one finger until you get to by Folders and double tap.
Now, double tap on the add button.
You can then name your folder.
Note that wh
there are software packages for extracting audio from DVD'S.
I'd suggest a web search.
There may be free ones, or not too expensive ones out there.
Richard
Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2.
On Sep 19, 2019, at 5:17 AM, Joney wrote:
Off topic, but not.
Does anyone kn
I don't know if there is a way to create a folder inside voice dream
reader, but here's what I did. There is a seven book series called
Luke Jenson, that I wanted to listen to in VDR, so I made a folder
called Luke Jenson in dropbox and zipped all 7 books in this folder
and added all 7 books into
Hi, list.
I have iPhone8 with latest iOS.
Can I create a folder in Voice Dream Reader?
If yes, how can that be done, please?
Thanks!
folder
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I used Apple Accessibility when I first got an i Phone years
ago. I forget they are still out there. I see al the info regarding the
organizer just don't see her purchases anywhere any longer which used to show
when I selected the Update Tab.
In podcast
Off topic, but not.
Does anyone know of a way to tape DVDs directly to the iPhone? Or, to copy them
to the computer and then to the iPhone? I have some DVD exercise tapes that I
would really like to move over so I can take them with me. Ideas? Thanks for
your help.
Joney
talk2o...@gmail.com
"If
Try calling Apple, 877-204-3930
Richard
Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2.
On Sep 18, 2019, at 10:14 PM, Deidre Muccio wrote:
Family sharing is not listed. There’s only one thing in there that could be
related that says something like download purchases made on other
Holly, I'm quite sure I have audio description on, since on our cbs, fox
channel, and a b c channels I've recently watched some of the audio described
shows, but that may have just been through our cox contore app that made it
possible to hear the audio describing. So we'll have to double check
I don't understand why they felt the need to lie. It's not 5g
On 9/18/19, Nimer Jaber wrote:
> Hello,
>
> You may be hearing 5G E. This is a change that AT&T has made for phones to
> let them know that they are connecting to a bit of a faster network. It is
> not 5G, it is still LTE, but it is LT
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