Hello Everyone,
When I perform a two-finger swipe down to initiate continuous reading in
iBooks, on my iPhone 6 Plus running iOS 8.2, I discovered that reading stops
when the display auto-lock kicks in.
In iOS 7.x, this did not occur as, regardless of the system settings, the
display would rema
No. Screen curtain makes the screen totally blank, a bit like a window
looking blank when the curtain is closed.
On 16/03/2015 20:34, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. wrote:
Hi,
I have Passcode ennabled and screen curtain on. Just wondering if, in case of
an emergency that I wasn't able to access m
Hello, Alan.
I believe that when the "Interesting" button is activated, the user is
telling the app that she/he would like to see more storeis of a nature
similar to the one just marked. However, the FAQ says something about
this indicator not being fully developed yet. I am traveling now and
ca
It looks like audible timer is just what I want. Can you give me some
tips on how it works?
Thanks
On 3/16/15, Graham wrote:
> Hi,
> Try audible timer I always use it on a treadmill on it fantastic.
> Graham
>
> Sent from my iPad
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>> On 16 Mar 2015, at 19:58, Steve wrote:
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>> Alarmed does
Have you tried using the speak screen feature?
When you are in a iBook hold down the home button and then tell siri speak
screen and then continuous reading will start.
If speak screen is not enabled you can enable it by going to settings general
accessibility speech and then speak screen an
Where do you set the emergency contact?
On 3/16/15, Donna wrote:
> It's on the iPhone 6. The emergency button only shows up on the lock screen
> when a pass code or touch ID is being used to unlock the phone. If a pass
> code or touch ID isn't being used emergency personel has access to any and
>
Forgvive me if this comes in twice, my email is acting a little nuts at the
moment. I wanted to ask everybody about music streaming services. I’m looking
into joining one and just wanted to get everybody else’s input as to what they
like and why out of curiosity. I know I do this every so often
It has been a while since I tried iHeart Radio, but the accessibility wasn't
very good a few months ago.
If you don't mind some short commercials from time to time, Spotify is quite
accessible free. Then you can decide if you want to pay the $9.99 for the
commercial free access and whatever oth
Does anyone have a suggestion for an external microphone for the iPhone? I
know there are ones that plug into the lightning port. I also need to be able
to plug in headphones into the headphone port so I can hear voiceover output.
I am planning on recording some interviews and don't want the
Thanks Richard, have you done the Spotify Premium or are you still using free.
I know some folks who stick with the free for a while but was just curious. I
may take a closer look at them, like I said, they’re pretty appealing in their
own right. Lol. Thanks for your suggestion.
> On Mar 17, 20
I am looking for a way to tell how far I have walked using the iPhone. I like
to walk around my neighborhood but I can't really tell how far I have walked.
I was wondering if there is an app that I can use to do this. I would like it
to use GPS to tell me how far it is from my starting point
I still use the free version. I have a large enough CD collection that I've
imported that I don't feel I can justify spending that much a month for
checking out other music, so I choose to put up with commercials.
I have almost 9000 songs on my iPhone and that isn't my entire CD collection.
Later
Question about this! How do you import CD's in to spotify?
Jose Lomeli
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> On Mar 17, 2015, at 6:32 AM, Richard Turner wrote:
>
> I still use the free version. I have a large enough CD collection that I've
> imported that I don't feel I can justify spending that much a month
Blind Square does this, but that may be overkill for just that purpose.
I think ITreadmill also does it. It has been so long since I used that app,
though.
Eric
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I have Spotify premium and like it very much. I'm old school and enjoy
listening to entire albums and spotify allows me to do this. I have
also listened to a few ablums before I bought them and saved myself a
few dollars when they were not to my taste.
Kimber
On 3/17/15, Tim Emmons wrote:
> Than
Kimber, I’m the same way, and think Spotify is going to be the way I go. Right
now I can only swing the free, but on the iPad I can listen to whole albums
with limited commercials so I think I can make do until I get the premium. That
way, I can listen commercial free to whole albums on both the
Using the speak Screen function will let the book continue when the screen
locks. First turn it on and select the voice you want to use and the speed
in Accessibility setting under Speech. then when in an IBook, first touch
the status bar and then do the two finger swipe down to begin reading or
Hello list,
I am upgrading my 4-years-old Iphone 4 to Iphone 6. I've ordered
Otterrbox defender from Amazon and thinking about purchasing the
following product:
iPhone Adjustable Lanyard (Neck Strap).
http://www.iphone-lanyard.com/Site/iPhone_Holder.html
I contacted the seller to ask a few
I am not sure if this is the kind of microphone you are looking for but here is
a link to more info about it it is called the zoom IQ 5.
Here is a video explaing about the zoom IQ 5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sUDshiPvzW8
Now here is a link to some writte
Hi. It seems that whenever the landscape mode is active for braille
screen input, I have to hold the phone opposite of what it says. In
other words, it says, home button to the left, but the home button is to
the right, and vice versa. Also, the dots for the writing in braille
seem to be pretty
I'd be very interested as well with anyone else's experience with this holder.
To me it sounds like the holder becomes a part of your current case through
adhesive. Not sure I would like having to dedicate my case for exclusive use of
this holder.
Best regards,
Rick Alfaro
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Are you looking for some thing like the plantronics voyager legend headset?
Here is a link to more info about the headset.
http://www.amazon.com/Plantronics-Voyager-Wireless-Bluetooth-Headset/dp/B00DQ5NU76%3Fpsc%3D1%26SubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-iphone-20%26linkCode%3
Here's an app that I have used in the past. The app is accessible with VO. And
the app does what you want plus more. The drawback, for me anyway, to get the
full features of the app there is a $6.00 monthly charge or $30.00 yearly
charge.
Donna
> On Mar 17, 2015, at 9:32 AM, David Cleveland
The only thing I don't like about siriusxm is the name of the channel isn't
read, but you can usually tell what they are by the song it is playing and the
category which are denoted. The XM channels are listed first, followed by the
on-line channels.
You do need to label the bottom buttons.
B
iTreadmill is accessible and gives you distance and calories burned. It also
allows you to use music along with your walking. I have been using the new
health app that IOS 8 gives us but I'm not convinced the data is as accurate
as iTreadmill so I may begin using iTreadmill again and begin looking
Regards,
Alan
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> On Mar 17, 2015, at 10:01 AM, Donna wrote:
>
> Here's an app that I have used in the past. The app is accessible with VO.
> And the app does what you want plus more. The drawback, for me anyway, to get
> the full features of the app there is a $6.00 monthly charge or
Try run keeper
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> On Mar 17, 2015, at 10:08 AM, Steve Vandecar wrote:
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone 6
>
>> On Mar 17, 2015, at 10:01 AM, Donna wrote:
>>
>> Here's an app that I have used in the past. The app is accessible with VO.
>> And the app does what you want plus more.
Just in case anyone has Amazon Prime, don’t forget about Amazon Prime Music. I
really like it as a way to try out an entire album, before deciding if I want
to buy the whole thing, or just a handful of tracks.
I have to say though, Pandora remains my favorite. I stopped Pandora One last
year,
Hi Steve. First off, I wasn't "griping" about the app, this was my own personal
opinion that the app may not be as accessible as others would like it to be.
Also, the reason I like Radium is because I can use it both on my iOS device
and my Mac. I don't need the My SXM feature because if I wante
Hi Donna, what is the name of the app please I am just curious. I couldn't find
the name in your message. God bless, Wren Langley
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> On Mar 17, 2015, at 12:01 PM, Donna wrote:
>
> Here's an app that I have used in the past. The app is accessible with VO.
> And the app does
It makes sense, because the screen faces away from you. Think of it this way:
to someone looking at the screen, where is the button. As you face it, it's,
say, on your left. Once you turn it around to face away from you, so you can
type braille, it's facing the other way. Now, the button is on t
I did this recently had Alex as my voice for normal use, and when it started to
read it was Samantha reading but every page Alex would announce the page
number. I stopped that and just swiped two fingers down in I books and he read
continuously without me having to hear every page number, sure
Yes, I always think that's a bit odd, but guess we're feeling from the back
of our phone which is towards us and the phone's screen points away from us.
A sighted person would want to see the screen.
Anyway, if you havfe used a Perkins then you wwill hopefully be able to find
a setting that su
There is also the Zoom IQ6 microphone. I don’t have a link immediately at my
fingertips but I am sure you can Google it.
Neal
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Hi.
There are an Iq5, an iq6 and an iq7. I know all of them. I love the iq6 over
the iq5 and iq7, but it depends a little on what you are going to use it for. I
guess you will need the iq6 or iq7.
Best regards Annie.
> Den 17/03/2015 kl. 19.37 skrev Neal Ewers :
>
> There is also the Zoom IQ6
Hi,
When you open the App, at the top left is the settings button.
In there you can choose whether you want a male or female voice, determine how
often you need spoken announcements whether you want the timer to count up once
its counted down, to repeat the count down or just finish after it h
Hi, my short podcast on the IQ6 is at the following link. You can find it on
the page among other recordings.
http://ravenswood.org/AllThingsNeal
Neal
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blind square does this if you are interested and can spend the money and has
lots of other great features.
How about just using the health app?
Best,
Ioana
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> On Mar 17, 2015, at 9:32 AM, David Cleveland
> wrote:
>
> I am looking for a way to tell how far I have walk
I don't know if this is a glitch or not, as I'm not sure what the intention
would be if it was done on purpose. I do not pretend it's a slate. That option
is extremely confusing for me. In tabletop mode, I simply flip my iPod so that
the screen is facing me, then flip it back to tabletop mode, a
Finally rejoice
Here's the info about the app. It's for access to materials in accessible
format from CNIB in Canada.
Best,
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https://appsto.re/ca/8-dY4.i
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Thanks for the very thorough description and instructions. It helps a
lot. This app is just what I was looking for.
On 3/17/15, Graham wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When you open the App, at the top left is the settings button.
> In there you can choose whether you want a male or female voice, determine
> how
Ditto. I have Chime Squirrel but not sure if I like it. I prefer voices
over sounds any day due to my hearing impairment. In fact both would be
nice but you can't have everything on a whim .
On 17/03/2015 19:16, Kimber Gardner wrote:
Thanks for the very thorough description and instructions. I
Thanks so much for the podcast link. The sound quality is very good for the
mic. Since there are two microphones can one be pointed at the interviewer and
the other at the person being interviewed? I will be using this device to
conduct interviews on the go and not in a silent room. Which of
Hi all.
I got a really great update from dropbox a while ago, so I got 1 tb of space
instead of 100 gb of space. I have put all my music in dropbox. This is really
great, but do any of you have a recommendation of an app for playing music from
dropbox. I have tried tunebox a great app but there
Oops, forgot to add the link in my message.
Walk with map my walk.
Walk with Map My Walk - GPS Walking, Jogging, Step and Activity Tracking,
Running, Coaching, Heart Rate, and Workout Tracking for Diet Weight Loss by
MapMyFitness
https://appsto.re/us/0Fzws.i
>
> DonnaHi Donna, what is the na
Hi Annie, you can play files directly from DropBox, but I'm guessing you want
some way to organize them in different ways and making the playing of them
easier. I don't know of anything, but I just wanted people on the list to know
that you could play them directly in DropBox. I'll see what I ca
I cannot seem to get any pop ups to open anymore. I'm running at six with the
latest 8.2. If I double tap a pop up I hear the whoosh, but there are no
selections. I have tried double tapping and holding. That doesn't work either.
Any help appreciated.
Bill
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Annie, here are three links I found with a google search. I would look at the
last one first were I you, because it is a list of a number of apps that may
work.
I have no clue if any of these are accessible, or if they are still up to date.
Doing a search on the applevis.com site might render an
Hi Neal.
Yes I have tried with tunebox and I have also tried with cloudbeats, that
should be one of the best, but it asks me to link to dropbox again, and it does
not help that I try to do so.
Thank you for the tip, I will start with dropbox own app, but I really hope
someone can help.
Best r
I hope this is just on my iphone 5, running 8.2. After updating the Amazon
app, when I search for something, I can no longer swipe to read my results.
Neither can I use explore by touch to read them. When I first launch the app,
I can read the main screen, access the links,and can add to
Hi, You can do what you want with the IQ 6. You can’t physically separate the
microphones, but you can change angles, and you can place two people so each is
facing one particular microphone. You can do the same thing with the other Zoom
microphones as well, but the thing I don’t like about inex
I use run keeper and it is accessible with VO. it is a free app and all you
have to do is to sign in and it does all that you want it to do.
Margaret
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is their an ap for the I phone that we can do our march madness brackits
*** God has a plan for me. I may not see it right away but I'm willing to
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Hi all,
I've noticed that since I upgraded my IPhone 5S to IOS 8.2 that the battery
percentage just says 53 battery rather than 53% battery. I seem to remember
this happening once before but I've forgotten how to correct this. Do I need
to turn something on or off somewhere and if so, what and
The app ncaa march madness has radio, tv totally vo friendly.
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Hi,
it is your punctuation settings. I think you need to have at least some
punctuation set. I don’t have time to check now but I think it is in the rota
settings.
Max.
> On 18 Mar 2015, at 9:44 am, Debbie Downey wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> I’ve noticed that since I upgraded my IPhone 5S to IOS
That’s the ticket! Thanks so much!
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it is your punctuation settings. I think you need to have at least some
punctu
Hi, Debbie,
In the rotor settings, there's a punctuation setting. When it's on None, no
punctuation will be spoke including percentages. The other settings, I
believe, are Some and All. Hope this helps.
Esther
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> On Mar 17, 2015, at 6:44 P
The March Madness Live app lets you do them, but I had to use the computer
because after one certain pick, the app crashed.
ESPN Tournament Challenge and CBS Sports should do it too though I have not
tried them yet.
Paul
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Hello Arnold. No, this is not just you… Or your phone… I cannot seem to swipe
right to get my search results either… Since I use Amazon on a regular basis, I
really hope they fix it soon!
Hope Paulos
> On Mar 17, 2015, at 6:26 PM, Arnold Schmidt wrote:
>
> I hope this is just on my ipho
It is also crashing when you attempt to change the view from grid view. This
update is a definite failure.
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Hi, how do you access the radio feeds with that app? All I can see is the TV,
which I'm able to get working. Instructions on accessing the radio fees would
be greatly appreciated, since I use tuning radio and Haidet.
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> On Mar 17, 2015, at 5:57 PM, david gross wrote:
>
> Th
Too bad the Upickem ones the local radio and TV stations advertise hasn't been
so accessible.
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The March Madness Live app lets you d
I still have the old version of Tunein on my phone. I'm surprised that still
works, but it seems to. That's how I'm listening to the current game.
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Hi, how do you access th
Arnold,
I'm getting the same issue and I also updated my Amazon app earlier today.
What I'm seeing is a list of the search results with a photo of each item in
the list at the left edge of the screen. Placing focus on this photo results
in a VoiceOver click sound but nothing is spoken. Ther
Hi Arnold,
I am experiencing the same problems that you have described. I am so sorry that
I updated the app. I understand unintended consequences sometimes happen when
apps are being updated. But not my shopping apps!
Take care,
Lynda
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I'm not seeing TV or radio in NCAA March madness. I must be missing something
obvious.
Mary
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> On Mar 17, 2015, at 3:57 PM, david gross wrote:
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> The app ncaa march madness has radio, tv totally vo friendly.
>
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Sometimes the pop up picker shows up toward the bottom of the screen. Are you
sure they are not showing up at all?
I just did that with changing an appointment in Fantastical 2.
Are there specific apps or situations you are talking about?
Richard
> On Mar 17, 2015, at 3:09 PM, Bill Holton wro
Okay, I found out how to get radio going. When you open the March madness app,
make sure the schedule button is selected. It is selected by default. The other
choice is brackets. Those buttons are at the top of the screen under the status
bar. Underneath those buttons are various things that don
I believe it's something about score center radio or something. Also the one
about red Marquis is the button for TV viewing. Seems pretty accessible except
for the bracket section. The best app I've seen since I've had an iPhone!
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> On Mar 17, 2015, at 8:39 PM, Mary Otten wr
Best Buy has lost a good deal of accessibility with its last update as well
as amazon. It seems like accessibility is not a priority in this day and age
as of yet.
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Let’s not be overdramatic either. Maybe sometimes things just accidentally get
broken or overlooked for reason’s X, Y or Z. Let the app developer know that
there are issues with the latest update and see from there.
The Uber app with its most recent update finally got fixed for example.
From:
This app was highly recommended by David Woodbridge. It was free yesterday but
I am not sure if it is still free now. I just downloaded it last night.
Evermusic Pro by Artem Meleshko
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> On Mar 17, 2015, at 5:25 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen
> wrote:
>
Well, the iPad experience is different. When I opened up March madness on my
iPad mini, and I selected the game, immediately the video started to play. So I
didn't get the chance to pick the radio icon. So I selected a game that is
going to be on tomorrow and double tap to that. So naturally no
Hello everyone,
First of all, let me say that I always appreciate all the help I get from
people on this list. It is great to have the help, when you don't know what to
look for.
As my subject says, I am interested in applications where you can create text
files. Does anything like this exist?
I
Hi Terri, Try access note. Here is the link.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/accessnote/id591287188?mt=8
It was developed especially for VoiceOver users.
Neal
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The best app is the new one from Voice Dream called Voice Dream Writer, $9.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-writer/id920583100?mt=8
A great review was just done at Access World: www.afb.org/aw
But if you want free, try PlainText 2:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/plaintext-2/id76910
Do you have to sign in each time you use it, or just the first time?
Andy
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I use run keeper and it is accessible with
Yes, While I mentioned Access Note, I do agree with Richard about Voice Dream
Writer. It is accessible, and one can mark up, or in this case, mark down, text
files and export them to a number of formats including HTML, where headers that
are marked up in the text are honored by VoiceOver and oth
search for AirFile in the app store.
it allows you to manage multiple cloud accounts.
I use it to play my music, because it will play a folder of music, where
the DropBox app will only play one song at a time.
On 3/17/2015 3:55 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote:
Hi all.
I got a really great update
Hello, so I am able to successfully use the Airplay option, but the weird thing
is that I get Voice and the music sent to the Apple TV, with the Voiceover
sound effects on the iPhone. I want the Voiceover audio and sound effects on
the iPhone, and the music on the TV. Is there a setting I need t
You probably have Audio Ducking turned off, turn it back on (the default) and
your problem with Airplay should go away. There is, however, still another bug
which you will most likely encounter. At least for me and for some others SIRI
will not work after using Airplay with Voiceover turned on.
Hi David,
Check out the app Walklog:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/walk-log/id568574419?mt=8
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Hi all, I am having an issue when I try to share a podcast via e-mail. I
enter in my e-mail address wich is whare I want the podcast to go, and
then double tap the send button, and I get the sound indicating that the
message has been sent, but I never recieve the e-mail. I am using the
Podcast ap
Microsoft word is free and is great. You can use dropbox or one drive to import
or export your files. If you want all the extra features of Microsoft Word, you
must have a office 365 account. I suggest you try this application before
investing on the other applications if you're looking for free
Hello All,
I have recently become a huge fan of both the CVS Pharmacy website and, more
importantly to me, the CVS iOS App.
As an F.Y.I., in the area in which I live, there are over 11 CVS Pharmacies
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