I have been advocating for increased technology access for 25 years
now. In the process, I have piled up a number of advocacy successes
from talking ATMs by the biggest banks to accessible audio interfaces
of voting machines to audio description at movie theaters. I have been
a moving force that ha
the company recognizes the accessibility issues with Overdrive and its
limitations on fixing them, as it relies on software and coding from
third parties. For this reason, Overdrive offers free Bookshare
memberships to patrons of libraries who opt in to this program at no
additional cost to the li
The best source is the English language service of AL JAZEERA.
Unfortunately, it seems to be available in Flash only, which is not
supported on the iPhone. My desktop link is:
http://www.stream2watch.me/live-tv/al-jazeera-live-stream
The news service just delivered a critical report of Hamas, t
Feliciano's comments are strongly echoed by Jeff Yeiger, who calls
himself the ultimate cheapskate. buying old technology is not a money
saving strategy because it becomes obsolete much quicker. Apple
supports
iOS devices for only four or five years. the discount for last year's
iPhone is just $
to make any switch, your Verizon phones will need to be unlocked.
This needs to happen after you have paid off your phone but before you
cancel your service. You will likely not get more than 3G speeds on
T-Mobile with your Verizon phones. For the full Verizon experience at
a fraction of the cost
Phone
>>
>>> On Jul 3, 2014, at 9:50 PM, Marco Chan wrote:
>>>
>>> How about Fongo or tango!
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On 3 Jul, 2014, at 7:14 PM, Kelly Pierce wrote:
>>>>
>>>> the totally free
If folks don’t have one already, get a Citibank Forward credit card.
One earns five points for every dollar spent at Amazon.com,
bookstores, movie theaters and restaurants. If applying by phone,
don’t let the customer service dweebs talk you out of the card and
onto another card. They may claim it
;> On Jul 4, 2014, at 1:04 PM, Kelly Pierce wrote:
>>
>> Joseph,
>>
>> vonage has a free app independent from its service to paying
>> subscribers. Anyone can receive 3,000 minutes of free calling. If
>> the company doesn't have a credit card number,
Fred,
The streaming information for the NFB convention is at:
https://nfb.org/convention-streaming-schedule
Streams are available for both winamp, iTunes, and iOS in both English
and the simultaneous spanish translation. Unfortunately, the english
stream seems not to be connected to the hotel's
domestic calls
>>
>> Hi Kelly, I know that magicJack will not allow you to call conference
>> lines
>> I've tried it. As for bondage, they will tag something on dear Bill in
>> order
>> to make money I found that out through a friend.
>>
>> Sent f
the totally free calling apps are magic jack, vonage and FreedomPop.
I don't know about conference lines and area code 712. Try them out
and report back.
Kelly
On 7/3/14, Joseph Hudson wrote:
> Hi, Skype will allow you to do this as long as you can buy credit.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On
I have found that if I force quit most of my apps on my iPhone 5, I
still have 97 percent of battery power when I check my
phone at about 1:00 p.m after leaving for work at 7:00. I leave the
mail, weather, messages, find my iPhone and local newspaper apps open
in the task manager.
Everything else i
T-Mobile has an offering on its website that provides unlimited text
and data along with 100 voice minutes for $30 a month. With a Chase
Ink credit card, It is actually $28.50. I have both this plan and the
Chase card. The offering is available only on the T-Mobile website,
not in stores or thro
Curtis Chong was interviewed on SeroTalk episode 202.
Kelly
On 6/21/14, Julie Dawson wrote:
> Thank you, I do have the Monitor for June and I appreciate your kindness.
> Thank you again.
> Live simply,
> Love generously,
> Care deeply,
> Speak kindly
> And leave the rest to God!
>
>
Troy,
Welcome to the iPhone tribe. The only reason the other guys care about
mobile devices is to generate fees from advertisers when consumers use
their Internet services. You will find that Apple and other companies
have compelling offerings compared to the highly promoted services
from the guys
Troy,
Welcome to the iPhone tribe. The only reason the other guys care about
mobile devices is to generate fees from advertisers when consumers use
their Internet services. You will find that Apple and other companies
have compelling offerings compared to the highly promoted services
from the guys
Have you checked out the highly informative article on this topic from
Chris Gilland on AppleVis? He has figured it all out and walks
everyone through these features in great detail.
Kelly
On 6/17/14, Godwin Adoyi Agada wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> I usually flick until I get the corrected word and do
The summer conventions and conferences will be the last opportunity
for the blindness related technology companies to showcase their
offerings in a meaningful way. The NFB convention starts it all off
on July 1 and AER ends it all at the end of July. No one will pay the
cost of a 32 Gigabyte iPho
This service doesn’t disclose if they keep logs of user activity.
Besides offering a secure connection on WIFI networks, VPNs can allow
someone to use the Internet without their identity being traced.
Without logs of user activity, courts and governments can’t compel
these companies to cough up inf
Alan,
YOu are combining the tasks of backup and synchronization. there is a
setting in the file menu to initiate a device backup. also, when
upgrading, end users should do a backup to iCloud and then an itunes
backup. The end user needs to force quit all apps and reset network
settings so no ap
, then write 'SAVE TREES' on it. - Sheldon Cooper
>> Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47
>>
>> On 6/6/2014 1:12 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
>>> Kelly,
>>>
>>> Just thought I ask whether you are aware of the fact that your 100 Mb of
> &qu
Terrie,
I love OneDrive because of the windows 8.1 integration and all the
free storage. I have an Internet connection that has a 10 MBPS
download speed and a one MBPS upload speed. Text files are uploaded
instantly and other files hundreds of megabytes in size take no more
than a few hours. M
I have a separate Gmail address just for mailing lists. Gmail groups
messages by conversation. I search the inbox of the e-mail messages
for mailing lists for viphone and can bounce through the topics with
my tab key, skipping the topics I have no interest in. This approach
has been very efficie
We can also anticipate people with disabilities being featured quite
prominently in Apple's video to the developers. In each of the last
two or three years, Apple has shown a video on how developers have
transformed the lives of people around the world, including those with
disabilities. One of the
The 5S supposedly has longer battery life. However, new features and
functions drink power. For example, auto app refresh brings down the
battery as updates to apps are downloaded. the 5s also has two
processors instead of one, each working independently on different
tasks.
Kelly
On 5/30/14,
My suggestion for a really secure iPhone is the Ballistic hard Core
case. The iPhone fits in a bed between two very hard pieces of
plastic that snap together. Because the iPhone is sandwiched between
the two pieces, it does not wiggle around. also ballistic includes a
rubber case that wraps arou
Microsoft that synchronizes folders on your
computer to OneDrive.
Kelly
On 4/27/14, Fred Olver wrote:
> Kelley and others, how does one get the wanted material to the website/drive
>
> storage area?
>
> Fred Olver
> - Original Message -----
> From: "Kelly Pierce"
't enough for thousands of pictures, but it's plenty for quite a
> lot of regular documents.
>
>
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Kelly Pierce
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 201
Another deal will be great for windows 8.1 users. Microsoft’s
OneDrive offers 110 GB of storage for free. 10 GB comes with the
computer. Another 100 GB is available by searching with Bing. I
accrued the 100 credits of Bing rewards in just one week. Now, all my
text-based files on my computer a
At&T and sprint have incompatible cell phone technologies. However,
your wife could take her AT&T phone and use it on T-Mobile. Your wife
could use an iPhone 5 on the Ting service which is on the Sprint
network. ting is a big discounter. Check out my December article on
AppleVis called "iPhone
rob in the today in iOS podcast, who is an engineer at LibSyn said
that the battery drain issue in 7.1 is from peple updating over the
air and having their apps open. He strongly advocates that peple
backup to iCloud, backup to their computer several times, force quit
all their apps through the ap
If the VoiceOver user double taps the address of the location
displayed on the app as the pick up location, an edit field appears.
Here, an address can be entered or a landmark, such as a business
name. Once this is submitted, the app finds it in its database and
asks the end user to select the it
I have taken rides with Uber, Lyft and Sidecar using VoiceOver with no
problems. the accessability cold be better, such as displaying the
address of the car, but the buttons are labled and functional. What
is the difficulty?
Kelly
On 3/21/14, BrianMiller wrote:
> I know blind guys who use Lyft
How about none of the above. I wanted very secure protection for my
phone. The Defender clamps the phone down. Eventually, the clamps
loosen, according to online reviews. The phone moves around slightly
under the clamps and the glass is scratched. Consider the Ballistic
hard Core case that enc
Joe,
Check out my article on AppleVis on the iPhone on the Cheap. It
describes options for calling using your data plan or WIFI. In doing
research for the article and speaking with highly experienced end
users, Groundwire was the most accessible app. It was the app
recommended in the article.
If you have Windows 8.1, consider using OneDrive from Microsoft. They
will give you seven GB right off the bat, then 3 GB when you turn on
your photo stream and synch it to one drive. All my photos were
uploaded. Microsoft is giving away an additional 100 GB of OneDrive
storage with 100 bing rew
the AT&T offering is not a big value when it is compared to the $30 a
month one can spend at T-Mobile or ting for the same service. See my
article on AppleVis for iPhone solutions on the cheap. It certainly is
cheaper, but it doesn't reach the deep discount levels.
Kelly
On 3/10/14, Raul A. Ga
Actually, the price is the same. Cell phone companies subsidize the
cost of the phone so customers can pay a low initial cost for the
phone when they sign up for service. The companies make it back
through high monthly bills.
Unfortunately, Apple never discounts new iPhones and finding them at
non
for those who haven't seen it, I wrote an exploration of inexpensive
iPhone expenses, including low priced carriers. I discovered a means
to obtain unlimited data and text and virtually unlimited calls for
less than $30 a month. T-Mobile is featured prominently in the
article. the article can be
Fred,
All carriers have areas in the country they cover well and other
places where coverage is disappointing. The coverage area of T-Mobile
is vast, but not as expansive as AT&T or Verizon. T-Mobile on the
iPhone is a different matter. The company is adding upgrades to its
cell towers to better s
Welcome. When I checked the supported languages for VoiceOver, it was
great to find Indonesian on the list. The list is in English and
folks generally write answers for other native English speakers.
Putting your country in your e-mail address enables me to be mindful
that you are not a North Ame
In the United States, the price difference between an unsubsidized 5C
and 5S is $100. This makes the price of a 5S 18 percent more than the
5C.
Kelly
On 12/25/13, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
> My wife and I got her a 5C when it first came out. Internally, it's
> basically the same at the iPho
It is last year's technology being sold today. It is inconceivable
why folks would pass up the 5S that prepares them for the needs of
tomorrow for a measly price break on the 5C. Save up a few pennies
and get the latest tech.
Kelly
On 12/24/13, Feliciano G wrote:
> Well I can tell that the fiv
Regarding the other services, I worked with sidecar over the summer to
improve compatibility with VoiceOver and Mika Pyyhkala worked with
Lyft on the accessibility of its app. All the apps could use helpful
hints to clue newer users to the purposes of the various elements.
However, if the VoiceOve
My article on the affordable iPhone has been published on AppleVis. I
would like to thank all the list members who helped me evaluate
various calling apps and share ideas. through this community support,
the article has much more depth and detail than otherwise would be
possible. Check the artic
-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Kelly Pierce
> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 4:05 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: T mobile users out there, question
>
> I live in Chicago and use the T-Mobile prepaid $30 a month plan tha
It is a great idea. the higher price is the subsidized cost of a
phone. If you are not on the two year iPhone upgrade treadmill, then
pay a lot less for wireless service and enjoy your newfound cash.
Kelly
On 12/9/13, Kay Malmquist wrote:
> My at&t contract ran out last week and it would be
What do you want to take the temperature of? Indoors, outdoors, an
oven or your rectum? You didn't say.
On 12/10/13, Pinky wrote:
> Does anyone know if they make a wireless talking temperature Thermometer
> that also work with an app?
>
>
>
> Ed.
>
> --
> You received this message because you a
I live in Chicago and use the T-Mobile prepaid $30 a month plan that I
described in my article on iPhone on the cheap. I have an iPhone 5
from December 2012, before Apple supported the AWS band. I regularly
obtain download speeds of 10 Mbps and upload speeds 700 to 900 Kbps.
Sometimes my upload s
If someone wants even a lower priced service, consider the $30 a month
plan from T-Mobile. It offers unlimited text and data along with 100
minutes a month. If you want more, there are iPhone apps that enable
folks to make either free calls or ones that charge a penny a minute.
The savings from a
Apple supports phones for five years. The 16 GB 4s sells on eBay for
$250. If you can’t save up for a 5s and desperately want to get into
an iPhone now, then go with the 4s. Realize support will end in two
to three years, but it is a lot less money when being bought used. If
buying new, get the
Have you tried the app for your airline? Besides offering gate info,
many airline apps enable you to place a boarding pass in passbook,
avoiding the check in counter. It’s really cool to flash my iPhone at
the security checkpoint and at my gate and slide right on the plane
with an app that has al
I believe an unlocked AT&T phone can be used on T-Mobile. It may not
offer the fastest speeds, but speeds in the five to 10 megabyte range
are common. If you already have an unlocked GSM phone, get a nanno
SIM from T-Mobile and give it a try. I have their prepaid service
that offers unlimited da
Les,
I applied at a Citibank branch. Citibank doesn't require people to
show a college ID. they say it is for college students because there
are better overall cards for earning points for general purchases.
However, nothing else gives quintuple points on Amazon. Don't let
them discourage you.
One way to afford the pricy Seeing Eye GPS app is to obtain the
Forward credit card from Citibank. When you use the card at
restaurants and bookstores, you earn quintuple points. This means
that for every dollar you spend at these places, you get credited for
five dollars in spending. Citibank
Ron,
When I obtained my first iPhone last year, I went back to the Apple
store where I bought it and checked out their cases. The Apple store
had several leather cases that came across as sophisticated and
functional. They would fit inside a suit jacket perfectly without
leaving a bulge or being
In January, I bought a Ballistic Hard Core case for my iPhone 5. This
was shortly after the consumer electronics show. At that time, many
of the vendors who sold rugged and durable electronic equipment to the
military and construction industry were just beginning to offer iPhone
cases for the con
I’m writing an article for Blind Bargains on how folks can get into an
iPhone and cell plan on the cheap, paying a third or less of what
everyone else pays. This includes voice telephone service. I have
found a handful of free apps that are usable with VoiceOver that offer
free calls using the iP
r bills wile you still know everything.
>
> Please click on:
> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
> There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on
> the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my
> webs
wile you still know everything.
>
> Please click on:
> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
> There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on
> the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my
>
> website are still availabl
consider writing a review on the iTunes app store regarding Derek,
TuneIn and their complete disrespect of the app purchaser. companies
and developers read these comments as do other users. If they are
breaking the program with VoiceOver and then ignoring our concerns,
this may not be an isolated
Siri can be asked things like give me directions to get home, take me
home Siri, what are parks near my home or what are the best bars near
my home. Siri magically comes up with the answers in rank order to
the question asked. In response to the parks question, Siri provided
a list with the close
the reason companies and developers resort to form letters is because
most peple don't try the basic fixes before filing a support ticket.
If you have done those things and still have the access issue, follow
up. I did this with a major bank and they ended up finally fixing the
problem and giving
Pablo,
Another consideration is the Ballistic Hard Core case. The Hard core
case opens up like a sandwich to cradle the iPhone and hold it tightly
in place. It uses a very hard plastic to hold the iPhone without
moving. A rubber case fits over the Hard Core plastic case. The Hard
Core case has
Realize Apple's weakness is in Web-based services. I have often found
that Siri takes a long time to respond to a query when I make an
inquiry late in the afternoon in the central time zone, which includes
such cities as Chicago, Winnipeg, Dallas, and Mexico city. It is a
time when also the peopl
If living in the United States, the immigrants can be certified as
eligible when living in a "sanctuary city" such as Chicago. Liberals
love putting the illegal immigrant on a pedestal, the rules from the
elected representatives of the American people be dammed.
Longer term, BARD may be available
I remember last year how Mike was so jazzed to get an iPhone 5. I had
the same excitement when I selected the iPhone 5 as my first cell
phone on December 21. I can't wait to examine the validated
specifications. If they have doubled the processor speed, apps will
be able to do a lot more. for m
For Apple, it may be a numbers game. What isn't being said is the
number of Hebrew speakers in the world. Apple executives may look at
this number and believe greater sales might happen if other languages
with bigger bases were supported first. I believe a broader effort
involving mainstream con
When I entered the iPhone world earlier this year, I intentionally
rejected the Otterbox and Lifeproof cases. Otterbox clamps the phone
into the case. This often scratches the glass because the phone
eventually doesn’t stay still in the clamps, as was mentioned.
Regarding Lifeproof cases, Reviewe
Once off contract, consider pushing hard on the Sprint folks again. I
know someone who is with AT&T and he needed to talk to someone at a
higher corporate level to finally authorize the unlocking of the
phone. If Sprint won't budge, then consider a jailbreak to accomplish
what you want. I can't
Dear Chris,
Sieghard is unfortunately correct that it is not possible to modify
VoiceOver so it can pronounce a word or name differently. However,
Siri can be modified so it can recognize the phonetic version of names
and to speak the phonetic version as well. I find this rather useful
with non-
London observes daylight savings time, wich would throw off the GMT information.
On 7/19/13, brian albriton wrote:
> i guess that would be close enough smiles
>
> On Jul 19, 2013, at 7:49 PM, Chuck Dean wrote:
>
>> Couldn't you just set it up for London England?
>>
>> Chuck (mobile)
>> Pleez x
Kevin,
If your contract is over with AT&T, request them to unlock the phone.
I use T-Mobile, another GSM carrier. If you are in an area with good
T-Mobile coverage, consider their basic prepaid plan. For $30 a
month, I have unlimited data and texts and 100 minutes of voice. For
more minutes, I u
ation.
>
>
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>
> -Original Message-----
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Kelly Pierce
> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 8:56 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Seeing Eye GPS Demo/trial Mode
>
&
Apple Maps will have turn by turn walking directions in iOS 7. I
wonder how the Seeing Eye app will be really different from that
experience. Chicago has loads of one-way streets so turn by turn
driving directions have limited value.
I would very much like a short paid subscription. Apple Maps
I am successfully using Apple maps. Have you tried this service. it
offers turn by turn driving directions and will offer turn by turn
walking directions in iOS 7.
Kelly
On 7/1/13, Brian Moore wrote:
> HI all. IF anyone is actually using this thing successfully to get
> directions to or from
T-Mobile provides five gigabytes of data at high speed before hey
throttle. I have T-Mobile. Listening to Tune In radio, checking
e-mail, surfing the Internet, using Apple Maps, and other apps has not
even consumed half of five gigs in a month. it hasn't even consumed a
whole gig. I have even p
Neal,
Cellular data can eat up a battery charge when one is on the fringe of
your provider's coverage, as the iPhone struggles to maintain a
signal. If the battery charge is getting low, someone may turn off
cellular data so they can have more time to make and receive calls
before their battery i
If folks can live with 100 voice minutes a month, T-Mobile also offers
a $30 a month prepaid service that offers unlimited data and text
along with 100 voice minutes a month. I have an iPhone for the apps
not endless calling so this plan is perfect for me. the price is
great.
Kelly
On 2/15/13
the Ballistic Hard Core case has a top and bottom that encloses the
iPhone snugly in the case. It is hard to open, so it is intended for
the iPhone to stay in the case at all times. The iPhone would only be
removed for a major repair.
This is the only downside with the case. Heavy duty cases don'
On Amazon, people owning the Griffin Survivor report that the case
covers the speakers and microphones so that callers have trouble
hearing the iPhone owner on a call. Have you tried using an iPhone in
a GS case? The news of muffled microphones and suppressed speaker
output was a deal killer. Us
Realize there are two parts to book production at NBP. One part is
the completed book by the author that is fully edited and proofread.
Then it is turned into the various formats. It is NBP policy to make
all formats available at the same time. People who would want an
electronic version need to
On Amazon, many who bought this case for the iPhone 5 report that
callers cannot hear the iPhone owner on speakerphone. Apparently, the
tape that provides the water resistance does something to the
microphones. Even with the phone up to the ear, callers still have
difficulty hearing the iPhone ow
Heather,
When I bought my iPhone 5, I was told at the Apple store about this
support page for blind people:
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.html
On this page it says:
begin quote
"VoiceOver includes built-in voices that speak 36 languages: Arabic,
Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese
The original poster has an iPhone 4 not a 4s or 5.
Kelly
On 12/29/12, Kevin Barry wrote:
> BlueTooth 4.0, which the 4s has, uses very little power.
> And, if you want your phone to use hardly any battery; just turn it
> off and leave it in a drawer.
> Last for weeks that way.
> The previous writ
Dear Sieghard,
One nice accessible overview of battery saving was provided in episode
243 of the Today in iOS podcast. rob lists 13 actions someone can
take to drastically reduce battery drain on their iPhone. His list is
given at the 10 minute 10 second mark in the show.
Many apps constantly c
the biggest battery hogs on the iPhone are the screen and the wireless
features. If you don't need things like bluetooth and wifi all the
time, then turn them off until you need them. similarly, push data and
location services are also battery hogs. turn off this functionality
for nearly all aps.
Neil,
I read the article before I sent my earlier message. Sitting on our
duffs and tweeting does not hold entities accountable to third
parties. Only a court can order a company to provide accessibility or
face significant penalties. Beyond that, I like Joe’s idea of joining
an Applevis app ac
Neil,
You said you want to hold this company accountable but you didn't say
how. do you live in the United States? If so, are you traveling
distance to a federal courthouse? Are you interested in suing this
company for its lack of accessibility? You could try this without an
attorney at a relat
With Google Voice, there is no need to forward calls, ring all the
phones at once and you will avoid nine rings before voice mail starts.
On 8/20/12, Miranda B. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an iPhone 3GS running IOS5.1, and I have a Google voice question.
>
> This isn't app specific, rather it's serv
I am about to join the iPhone ranks soon as well. I'm waiting to see
what's in the iPhone 2012 to decide whether to get it or the 4s. The
two biggest differences in services between providers are
coverage/call quality and price. I would not like to be an AT&T
customer in New York or a Sprint cu
phone will take a
>>> screen shot instead of locking.
>>> to fix this I just tap the home button twice then hit the sleep
>>> button and it goes right to sleep.
>>> these are the only issues I have ever had with voice over.
>>> Everything
Greetings from Chicago. I have never owned a cell phone before and
really learned the benefit of one when I was in a suburb and asked
folks for directions a few times. no one could answer my questions
directly. they all turned to their smart phones! I realized I could
have the same thing in my h
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