New watch hand gestures

Hi all, I’ve enabled this on my watch series 6 in IOS 15 but the watch is not reacting. I’ve restarted both watch and phone. Any ideas? Thanks Ian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

New hand gestures on Apple watch

Hi all, I thought I would try these out. I turned them on in the watch app, but the watch is not responding to the clenches or pinches. I’ve restarted my watch. Thanks in advance Ian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Sonos and Apple Music

Hello all, I use google assistant on my Sonos speakers but they refuse to play my Apple playlists etc. However, I can perform this instruction on my google nest mini. What am I not doing properly? Thanks in advance. Ian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Voice Over typing feedback in Safari based survey

Hi all, recently I tried to complete an online survey, about accessibility would you believe, and came across a problem when trying to respond a text entry box. I got the usual text edit prompt but it was followed by something like ‘object replacement’. When I attempt to type there is no longer

Mecbook air replacement magsafe charger

Hi everyone, My 2014 magsafe charger is fraying at the tip. I don’t want to pay £79 from the apple store but also don’t trust Amazon reviews. Has anyone out there got a cheaper version that they have been happy with for a while? One I have seen is by a company called Nodara.

Dolphin Easyreader not opening

Hi All, is anyone else using this app having the same problem? Today I tried to open the app and all it says is loading. I’ve tried deleting the app and redownloading with no effect. Any suggestions gratefully received Ian -- The following information is important for all members of

OT for Tim Kilburn

hi Tim, in a recent thread I noticed your Apple qualifications. After finishing my degree I am casting around for another mental challenge and was wondering if you could advise me of a way to start down the road of being an Apple expert, perhaps just using voice over or more generally?

OT Sonos, google assistant and apple music

Hi everyone, I can’t get the google assistant on my Sonos player to connect to my apple music library, yet it will do this from my little google nest speaker. Any ideas? Thanks in advance Ian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have

Update on turning touchpad off and on on the fly

Hi listers, apologies if someone has already posted this. A lister previously advised to use a connected mouse to turn off the touchpad so I woldn’t accidentally use the pad to change focus. I’ve now found a way to do this on the fly without the need for a mouse or external touchpad. I can now

Switching between emails organised by theme

Hi listers, I would like to flick between emails that were organised by theme but cn’t find a keyboard shortcut to do this. Any ideas? Many thanks Ian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: Turning touchpad on and off on Macbook Air M1

essibility settings area of System Preferences. > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On May 17, 2021, at 06:36, Ian Harrison wrote: >> >> Dear listers, >> >> I am now sharing my new Air with my wife. I am blind and she i

Turning touchpad on and off on Macbook Air M1

Dear listers, I am now sharing my new Air with my wife. I am blind and she isn’t. She likes to use the touchpad but I don’t and I keep accidentally touching it by accident when using voiceover. How can I turn off the touchpad on the fly without going into preferences every time? With many

Newspaper archives

Hello listers, I am doing a dissertation in the UK and need to access newspaper archives going back to the first world war. Has anyone come across a voiceover friendly archive site? I don’t mind paying for access. With many thanks Ian -- The following information is important for all

Getting the new Macbook air with silicon

Hi all, I’m lucky enough to be getting this for Christmas. It will arrive with Big Sur installed and my old system was backed up to time machine with High Sierra. I have some questions please: •If I set up my new machine from a time machine backup can I just transfer all my personal data and

Voiceover on mac and Microsoft Teams

Hi All, My University is now using Teams for most learning. I was lead to believe it was accessible for Mac users, but I am not finding this to be the case. Sighted help tells me that Microsoft’s own guidance does not do what it says it should do; even using the key control modifier instead of

Safari chat unable to enter text

Hi listers, When in a chat element on a particular web page, voiceover tells me I am in a text entry area and then says edit message. This would normally mean I could start typing and get voiceover feedback as I type. However, voiceover is silent when I hit keys and the edit box does not

Accessible screen recorder

Hi listers, does anyone know of a simple and accessible screen recorder for use on the iPhone? I need it for uni work. There are plenty out there but I need one that works with voice over. Thanks in advance Ian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries

Netflix Uk AD category has gone missing

Hi, has anyone else noticed that this category no longer shows up? Does it only happen on the apple TV or has it also disappeared on the iphone? Thanks Ian -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Safari sweet spot

Hi John, I went into the keyboard commander tab and added a command. I tried command right option w and command right option a, linking both to the menu command to set sweet spot. When I tried to apply the command on the Amazon search box I just get the error sound effect. Cheers, Ian -- The

Safari sweet spot

Hi listers, hope you are well. I am trying to work out a keyboard commander to set a sweet spot on web sites. I find the existing one too cumbersome. I want to set the sweet spot on any page that opens to put the cursor in the search box automatically. I have tried creating a commander with

voice over problems just appeared

Dear all, I am having problems with a couple of apps responding when using voice over that were not happening last week. I am in the UK and my Nationwide bank app and fantasy premier league app are now very flaky when trying to click on links or buttons. Is anyone else having this issue

New SE slight concern

Hi all, Very happy with my new SE, but have one slight concern. I use the two finger double tap to pause and resume audio in various apps and it is much slower to respond than with my 6S. So much so that I sometimes do it again thinking I did the tap badly. It then catches up and reverses the

Voice over speed

Hi again, I am now using Catalina. I used to be able to adjust the voice over speed on the fly using the arrow keys and modifiers. I can’t seem to find that any more. Any suggestions? I have looked at the rotor in Web settings but speech rate is not in there. I’m sure it used to be. Thanks Ian

OT advice on trading in old units in apple store

Hi all, I am thinking of trading in my old iphone and Macbook with Apple in order to buy new ones. One thing I can’t find out is how it works while we can’t go to the stores. Could it all be done remotely? If I buy the new items, how long do I get to return the trade in items and do they send

Scanning solution

Hi listers, I need to get a scanner for photos and A4 documents. Wireless would be nice but not if expensive. The main project is a load of photos my wife has but doesn’t have the time to scan them herself. Therefore it is my job to do the tedious task and it would be nice to have simple

Re: Endnote

so can also try to help >> >>> On 4 May 2020, at 10:53, Ian Harrison wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have been using it for my degree course and might be able to give some >>> sort of help. If you want you can contact me off list at ihcl

Sharing secure data with family

Hi all listers, I am looking for the most accessible solution to sharing important data with my family, and only my family. Which app would you recommend? I want to share bank account details, logins and text information such as where to find stuff in an emergency, so it can’t just be a

Re: Endnote

Hi, I have been using it for my degree course and might be able to give some sort of help. If you want you can contact me off list at ihcla...@gmail.com Happy to try and help but I am no expert at all. regards, Ian > On 4 May 2020, at 00:03, muhammad babar Shahzad wrote: > > Friends, > Is

Catalina mail app too verbose

Hi all, having upgraded to Catalina I now find that voiceover reads out every detail of email headings in the mailbox. That is the from, subject, date and time and mailbox. I used to be able just to scroll down by subject or date without hearing the rest. Is there any way around this extra

File recovery

Hi all, I need to recover files from an external hard drive that won’t mount any more. Do you have any suggestions for one with Catalina in mind. There is one called Disk Drill that gets good ratings on the appstore, but the developer says it is not really voice over accessible. with thanks

OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone

Hi listers, Just upgraded to Catalina and I’ve lost my accessible Fine Reader software. Can you recommend something for either the Mac or iphone that will extract text to plain text or MS Word that is voice over friendly and doesn’t cost the earth. I will be doing it a lot due to needing it

Creating a web site

Hi everyone, hope you are staying safe. In this time of great boredom I would like to create a web site for my family. A simple one with no ecommerce etc. Has anyone got experience with a provider who is voice over friendly? I am reasonable tec savvy but not a coder or html person.

Re: Zoom, and Voiceover accessibility information

Hi there, I can’t help with a Zoom and voiceover tutorial, but I can say that it is very usable on my Mac. I had to download it in a hurry for my degree course. I did have sighted help to set it up however. All the menus and controls appear to be accessible. Zoom’s help files are pretty good as

VO friendly world atlas

Hi all, I would love to have a world atlas that could help me see a country and the countries around it. Any ideas? Thanks Ian -- 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

Loadstone GPS

Dear All, I am thinking of paying for the Loadstone in the UK. I want an app I can rely on and get used to. I have tried many of the free options and they seem quite complex to use, especially when out on the street. What is your experience and is it good enough to use in the UK? With thanks

go to end of document in preview

Dear all, is there a keyboard shortcut on my Mac to go straight to the end of a very long pdf? With thanks as always. Ian -- 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

Shortcuts for difficult words

Dear All, I’m doing a degree module on Yugoslavia which has really difficult names and places to spell. What is the most efficient way to get these correct when doing an essay? Is it worth buying something like Text Expander or would it be easy to implement with the Mac’s own tools?

Re: OT need TV recommendations re accessibility

Hi, I live in the UK but my thoughts should still be relevant. Last year I looked for a new tv with text to speech support. Both LG and Samsung have good systems. I ended up with a Samsung only for price reasons. The only issue you might face is having to buy a bigger and flashier one that you

Re: usernames and passwords in Safari

try hitting command, shift ,A when you are on the log in page. This works for me in High Sierra. Cheers > On 21 Sep 2018, at 21:31, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I was out of town for 3 weeks and when I got back here and fired up my Mac I > started having problems. I've tried to log into 3

App price tracker

Hi listers, any recommendations for an accessible price tracker for apps like Marrs edit on the Mac appstore etc. With thanks, Ian -- 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

Solo DX Hollywood Access Services

Dear listers, I have just searched the itunes store for some audio described films and found various sound tracks for some films provided by the Solo DX team. They appear to be a start up looking to provide the AD for as many films as possible. Has anyone tried these out? At £1.49 per track it

Apple mail disappearing

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Apple mail disappearing

Dear listers, I have started to notice that several emails arbitrarily disappear from my Inbox and cannot be found anywhere. Does anyone know why this could be happening? I have mail synched across several devices and use the imap protocol, as well a syncing through icloud. I’ve

Re: Did iOS 11.3 kill auto-fill?

Hi all, this is what I now have to do. I have to remember at least the first character of my user name and type it in. Then just before predictions on the keyboard a list of options comes up if you use the same user name for more than one web site. If you tap on the correct one, the

Re: difficulties working with attachments

Hi. I hope this helps. I have both El Capitan and High Sierra computers. El Capitan seems to still work as expected. When I save attachments I go to File then down to save attachment. Then a dialog box pops up allowing me to choose where to save. In High Sierra what appears to happen

Is I drive backup voice over friendly

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Voice over too verbose

Hi listers, I have many verbosity settings as low as possible. However, when in Mail especially, it continues to point out that a ‘web url has been detected’ as it reads through the email. I’ve tried everything to turn this off. Any help would be great. Thanks Ian -- The following

new member test only

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