Hi Elizabeth. Apple attended the NFB convention back in about 2010 I think, but
tends not to attend either convention on a regular basis.
I regularly use my Focus 14 Blue to tweet, post to Facebook, answer emails and
texts. I can even edit the occasional document. So I think for adults, it's a
m
Hey everyone. I'm happy to report that Voice Dream Mail version 1.0.1 is out.
This update lets you use voices you purchased from Voice Dream Reader and
Writer as well as some bug fixes including a comcast account fix. Happy reading.
Shawn
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Hi all,
I have a couple hours of audio recordings from OOTunes that I want to transfer
to my computer if at all possible. There are three separate recordings. Is
there a way to share them from within OOTunes, or will ITunes see them when I
hook the phone up to the computer. I've never done thi
Hello Jonathan, Thank you for your thought-provoking post in answer to
Joe's question regarding Braille output and IOS. I currently have a
BrailleNote Apex notetaker, and I have also been thinking about purchasing
one of the tiny displays that will work in conjunction with i devices such
as the
Hi Eve,
First of all, if you can’t see your songs unless your phone is plugged in I
assume that the songs are only on your phone and not in iTunes. Is that
possible?
What you describe about pressing the spacebar on Eve’s iPhone and then going to
the second Music entry in the list definit
Try touching anywhere on your screen and that should get you started again.
- Original Message -
From: "'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone"
To:
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 5:32 AM
Subject: Re: Help needed restoring quicknav for my bluetooth keyboard on my
IPad please
Hi. I've tried that
Hi Eileen, I believe your BrailleNote Apex will lock up if more than one paired
device tries to access the display at once. For example, if you are using your
BrailleNote in Braille display mode with a computer, and a paired iPhone wakes
up and tries to access it, this will cause the lockup. You
Hello Folks,
I have been following this thread, especially regarding the HW products. I
haven't paired my Apex to my iPhone 6 in quite a while. This is because I have
chosen my braille input on the phone to use the MBraille app and voice of Alex.
I still prefer to read novels and the such on t
You can also ask Siri which song is this, and it will tell you.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 19, 2015, at 11:13 PM, Terry-Ann Saurmann
> wrote:
>
> Yes, I believe that it is now called Shazam. Terry
> - Original Message - From: "Andy Baracco"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 9:47
Thanks Kelly,
This is exactly what I was planning to do. In fact I was thinking of changing
the txt extension back to brf and open the file with the BARD App. I hope it
would work this way.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Hi, thanks all for your thoughts regarding the replacement of a dedicated
Braille notetaker with a Braille display and iDevice.
I’m bummed to hear about the Brailliant BI 40. Humanware makes awesome
displays, or is it Baum who manufactures their Braille cells? Regardless, the
crisp quality i
Hi Paul, no, I don't believe I have ever had the Focus just lock up. With iOS
it can be a little sluggish, but that's due to implementation on the Apple
side. It never just crashes though, at least, it never has for me and I Braille
at a fair clip.
In general terms, a Braille display manufacture
If you have k1000, you can convert the BRF file to text and access the
text file using Voice Dream reader with Dropbox.
Kelly
On 6/21/15, Cris Ali wrote:
> Thanks Arnold,
>
> I guess I may just have to cheat the Bard and back translate the books using
> my pc, and saving them in grade1 braille a
Thanks Arnold,
I guess I may just have to cheat the Bard and back translate the books using my
pc, and saving them in grade1 braille and then reading them on the BARD app on
my iPhone
Regards,
Ibrahim.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Arnold
I also find them better than the originals. Except, I cannot keep them in my
ears. By no means are my ear canals large but the buds (or pods) are made of
such a slick plastic I may have to take Sieghard's suggestion and try a dab
of glue.
Eric
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [m
Can I read a bard braille book on my iPhone without a braille
display?Unfortunately, it is not possible to read braille books via VoiceOver.
I wish it were. I wish they would put a translation program into the Bard app,
so we could read braille books without having to have a braille display, a
What you do is set it for the time zone you will be in. After the start and
stop times there is a field for time zone.
I used this on a recent trip out of my time zone. Alarms worked in the new
time zone. When I looked at an event, it would give me times for home and
the time zone I was visiting.
Hello folks,
Is it possible to read a BARD braille book on my iPhone without having a
braille display? Does voiceover do back translation of braille? I know
that most braille books on BARD are in Grade2 Braille. If I read the word
Published it will be read public%$. However, if voiceover does b
I've gotten used to it but still prefer contracted Braille.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 21, 2015, at 3:26 PM, Andy Baracco wrote:
>
> That’s fine as long as you are not writing for publication.
>
> Andy
>
> From: Brett
> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 1:12 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>
Hi Sieghard,
For some reason, I can’t see my list of songs unless I have either my IPod
or IPhone plugged into the computer. Music is checked & I go there using
the control one but I can’t find songs or anything like that. I used to be
able to do this. I want to create some ringtones.
Oh, an
That’s fine as long as you are not writing for publication.
Andy
From: Brett
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 1:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Replacing Braille Notetaker with iDevice
I personally don’t use UEB. I find it faster to read and write in contracted
braille than in UEB a
I personally don’t use UEB. I find it faster to read and write in contracted
braille than in UEB and since the only time I read Braille these days is either
with my computer or iPhone, I don’t really see any reason for me to use UEB
when its slower and I am able to pick the type of output I want
There have been documented issues with Humanware products and the I devices
that have not occured with similar devices from other manufacturers.
Andy
From: Alex Hall
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 7:15 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Replacing Braille Notetaker with iDevice
I do agre
In 1998 Dean Blazie said that refreshable Braille cells cost between $80 and
$100 each. Unfortunately, since then there has been little if any reduction
in that price. There are only a few manufacturers of these cells, and in
business terms, the market is just too small to foster any way that th
To each his own. It's kind of like asking which car is the best, etc. You'll
get almost as many answers as there are people that you ask.
Andy
-Original Message-
From: M. Taylor
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2015 11:47 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: good blutooth ear piece r
Somewhat back to the original inquiry, if Braille is such a vital part of the
job, and if you’re an experienced Windows based screen reader, then maybe
consider looking into one of those windows based tablets. Dell Venue or Toshiba
Encore for example. A 2gb model wont’ run you more than $250.00
Well, I hope your findings are positive ones, and I look forward to hearing
more on that one!
Carol P
Sent from my iPhone using MBraille
On 21 Jun 2015, at 7:35 pm, Alan Lemly wrote:
Carol,
Thanks so much for your suggestion and at some point this week, I'll have
another go at installing
That sounds good, and I may well find a use for those arrow keys also! Thanks,
Jonathan!
Carol P
Sent from my iPhone using MBraille
On 21 Jun 2015, at 6:54 pm, Jonathan Mosen wrote:
Hi Carol, yes, if you lock the orientation to portrait, when you use Braille
Screen Input, mBraille or play a
I forgot about that magnetic charging connector on the Legend. Another reason
why I dind't care for it. Plantronics probably realised that it wasn't popular
with consumers either since the next model in the Voyager series (Edge) went
back to using the convenient Micro USB charger. That and the m
Shannon,
I'll tell you what my experience was just now trying to use iTunes to save
the Voice Dream Library to my computer. When I went under Apps in itunes and
placed focus on Voice Dream in the file sharing section, two folders are
presented as being on my iPhone within Voice Dream for which I c
Hello Jonnathan. I have two questions for you.
1. When using a focus 40 blue with IOS devices, does the focus ever lock up
when you are writing braille? Do you have a 16 32 or 64 bit IOS device?
2. Does Apple have to write drivers for each braille display? What part do the
braille display manu
Carol,
Thanks so much for your suggestion and at some point this week, I'll have
another go at installing the Fleksy Keyboard upgrade again and keep the
workaround of turning VO off in my back pocket. I was scrambling trying
different things after the problems arose but did not remember or try
Hi Wendy,By default the cursor should be at the beginning of the message and of
your signature. I have actually put 2 blank lines in front of the "Sent from my
iPhone" signature that way when I type an email I don't have to worry about
having this right after my final word.
-Original Messag
The latest Fleksy keyboard seems to work for me most of the time. I like to
hear it calling out the letters as I type them. But every now and then that
feature stops working for no reason I can work out. As you say, no keyboard is
perfect yet! Harry
> On 21 Jun 2015, at 19:09, 'carol.pearso.
In my opinion the firmware update doesn't do anything to resolve the issue.
> On Jun 21, 2015, at 10:06 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen
> wrote:
>
> Hi Alex.
>
> It is so frustrating that the brailliant looses the contact to the phone when
> writing, it has become better in the last firmware update, b
Why not use the column browser? Make sure you select “Songs” to show all your
music in a big listview of all y our songs, then go to the View menu and turn
on the column browser. Then you have the ability to select Genre, Artist and
Album from a straight forward treeview and based on your selec
I also have a for S, which is why I am replying. I have found that you do need
to apply a little pressure on the phone as you hold it close to your ear, to
make sure it stays still and firm. That works for me. Overall, I do prefer to
use an earpiece most of the time. Do whatever works best for y
Yes, that actually worked for me! I found it easier than doing it any other way!
Carol P
Sent from my iPhone using MBraille
On 21 Jun 2015, at 3:01 am, Alex Hall wrote:
I'm not sure about voicemail, but Siri is easy. While Siri is active, just hit
the 'volume up' button until you're happy wi
Thank you, this worked. So easy. Thanks for the help.
Sent from Wendy's iPhone
On Jun 21, 2015, at 12:16 PM, David Chittenden wrote:
Use a single finger double tap to move the cursor to either the beginning, or
the end, of the edit area. The gesture switches between both ends.
David Chittende
When in contracted mode, the @ is dot 4 followed immediately by dot 1.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
> On 22 Jun 2015, at 01:38, Ryan Mann wrote:
>
> If somebody is using a Braille display with an iPhone, is there any way
Hello. Try dot four followed by dot 1.
> On Jun 21, 2015, at 8:38 AM, Ryan Mann wrote:
>
> If somebody is using a Braille display with an iPhone, is there any way to
> use the "@" (at) symbol without switching to uncontracted Braille? This
> symbol is needed to type email addresses or tag peop
Hi Alan,
I'm really sorry you have had this disappointment but thought it worth writing
this post, even if it comes to nothing.
You may recall that a number of us have had qujite severe problems using
external keyboards (including the Apple keyboard itself) when double letters
would suddenly a
Greetings, all.
I’m wondering if someone can give me instructions on exactly how to back up and
restore data from the Voice Dream Reader app. There has been some talk of a
database file that may or may not be necessary, and I don’t want to back it up
incorrectly, causing me to lose a pretty lar
Hi Carol, yes, if you lock the orientation to portrait, when you use Braille
Screen Input, mBraille or play a video, the phone will still go into landscape
etc. It's really no different from locking orientation on an older phone.
There is an extra row of keys in landscape mode on the 6 Plus inclu
Okay, Jonathan, I understand now! I still am interested to know the answer to
the questions I raised. Anyone know?
Carol P
Sent from my iPhone using MBraille
On 20 Jun 2015, at 10:02 pm, Jonathan Mosen wrote:
Hi Carol, when i raised this, it related to the iPad, not the 6 Plus, which I
use
Hi,
Tempted to chime in here: i learnt Braille in my secondary school education
and then didn't really use it again until i sat my finals of my degree and
then, not again until I did a degree in Italian, in my late fifties, just for
the craic! I have obtained other degrees etc apart from th
Hi Tara, Freedom Scientific is no longer actively producing a notetaker. You
can buy a PAC mate if it meets your needs, but the software hasn't been updated
for some years now, and Freedom is heavily promoting its Focus product line. Go
to any Freedom product demonstrations, and you'll see a Foc
I'm not sure about Fantastical 2, and contrary to David's opinion there
are competent programmers working outside of Apple :-), but for the most
part, you just need to set up the event for the time zone the phone is
currently using, and it'll adjust when you get to your destination and
the phon
I'm surprised so many manufacturers of cases for the iPhone 4S would
have gotten this wrong. My only experience with an iPhone 4S case didn't
have this problem. It's a good suggestion to try to rule it out though.
I don't recommend powering your phone on and off each day. I know some
people re
That's precisely the point. HW and FS will be the biggest losers if braille
displays would work with ios devices. Who would buy the dedicated note takers
then? They have to keep this nagging problem alive. Those who have some voice,
we all have a voice but not significant enough to be heard, bu
Interesting that an iPhone user would complain about a proprietary
connector on an iPhone list. I prefer standard connectors myself when
all things are equal, but I'll put up with a proprietary connector if I
like the device enough, such as my iPhone.
On 06/21/2015 01:47 AM, M. Taylor wrote:
Look for the caveat regarding the U2 at the end of my post. It will be below
the answer to your last question.
- Original Message -
From: Joe
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 5:24 PM
Subject: Replacing Braille Notetaker with iDevice
Hi, I'm curious to hear fr
Personally, I find the newer earpods to be more comfortable than the
older version. The microphone is handy as well. That said, I wish
they wern't so incredibly bass heavy, had less of a peak around 500
Hurtz, and less of a role off in the treble. But what do you expect for
probably pennies per
That is the very reason that I commented on Jonathan's recent post! I saw it
too!
Carol P
Sent from my iPhone using MBraille
On 20 Jun 2015, at 7:50 pm, Matthew Bullis wrote:
Funny you should mention this, because the newsletter I get, the iPhone tip of
the day, has this tip today. Here's w
I use Standard English Braille, and on iOS I prefer to use eight-dot braille
input, and Contracted Braille output. Generally less errors that way.
From: Annie Skov Nielsen
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 3:43 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Replacing Braille Notetaker with iDevice
Hi
Hi, you need to double tap the insertion point to make sure that it is at the
start of a message. If you don't have it and says insertion point and, that
means that it's down past your signature and that's where to start writing if
you double tap again and it says it start. Then it won't right a
Use a single finger double tap to move the cursor to either the beginning, or
the end, of the edit area. The gesture switches between both ends.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
> On 22 Jun 2015, at 04:10, Wendy Alling wrote:
Hi everyone,
Whenever I compose a message using my iPad my signature is always at the top
of my message. How do I fix this so my signature is at the bottom of my
message?
Wendy
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yes, Just use Siri!
At 10:34 PM 6/19/2015, you wrote:
Hi,
Do you know about an app for iPhone that is accessible with voice over,
that tell wich song and artis playing on radio?
Take care
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Hi Alex.
It is so frustrating that the brailliant looses the contact to the phone when
writing, it has become better in the last firmware update, but the problem is
still present. The display is a really great display, and in my opinion one of
the best except for that bug. It would be great if
Hi David.
I will have to disagree with you here. I am as I am sure you know danish. We
have never had contracted braille in jaws, but we have 8 dots
braille/computerbraille. I agree that we can easily type in computerbraille,
and it would probably be the best thing to do, also to keep your spel
I love the focus blue personally
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 21, 2015, at 9:15 AM, Alex Hall wrote:
>
> I do agree that braille input on iOS needs work. As to locking up, though, is
> this only in the Humanware displays? Those who follow me probably know I
> strongly dislike Humanware as a
I do agree that braille input on iOS needs work. As to locking up, though, is
this only in the Humanware displays? Those who follow me probably know I
strongly dislike Humanware as a company, because of out-of-date and broken
features, promises they failed to deliver on, and a tendency to blame
As far as I know, @ is dot 4 followed by dot 1.
> On Jun 21, 2015, at 9:38 AM, Ryan Mann wrote:
>
> If somebody is using a Braille display with an iPhone, is there any way to
> use the "@" (at) symbol without switching to uncontracted Braille? This
> symbol is needed to type email addresses or
Sadly, the cost of each braille cell is very expensive so the
companies must pass that cost on to the people who purchase their
products. There is some work taking place to develop less expensive
braille cells but I don't know how soon those are expected to be sold.
On 6/21/15, TaraPrakash wrote
Joe, part of the reason we are switching to UEB is so that it can
better respond to changes in print that have occurred rapidly since we
began using computers. In theory, this should make it easier for
Apple to follow UEB rules in their computers and devices.
On 6/21/15, Joe Quinn wrote:
> It do
Hi all
Thanks so much for all your help/advice with this. I wound up having to get
sighted assistance, switching voiceover off, then completely resetting the IPad
and switching voiceover back on again. I then re-paired my keyboard. Since
doing that so far, touch wood, quicknav seems to be wor
If somebody is using a Braille display with an iPhone, is there any way to use
the "@" (at) symbol without switching to uncontracted Braille? This symbol is
needed to type email addresses or tag people on FaceBook.
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It does. I've almost been thinking of going back to the regular English braille
instead of UEB just because it takes up less room. I hope Apple doesn't take
out that option. Though they may, considering that everyone has switched to it
by the time IOS 9 comes out.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun
Hi Wayne,
I don't use Fantastical 2 but last year when I set up NFB convention events
in Outlook, I mistakenly set them with their actual eastern timezone times
even though I'm also located in the central timezone. When I got to Orlando
for the convention, all the event times were automatically ad
Hi Paul, I wish I had a better answer other than continuing to write to Apple
Accessibility, and putting pressure on via those who make the purchasing
decisions about these devices.
We have to stand firm and let them know the implementation isn't fit for
purpose.
You're absolutely on the right t
Okay, I was able to get my 3500 movies in to a list view, instead of a grid
view in iTunes. WAs even able to do it for my TV shows. But how do I get the
list of albums to show up in a list view, instead of the grid view? Or is this
only possible when I go by artist? Thanks.
Frustrated with
Maybe this time turn off your iPad and turn it back on probably it works
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 21, 2015, at 7:32 AM, 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone
> wrote:
>
> Hi. I've tried that. It says that quicknav is on, but then still won't let me
> navigate at all.
>
> Eleanor
>
> Sent from
Hi. I've tried that. It says that quicknav is on, but then still won't let me
navigate at all.
Eleanor
Sent from my iPhone
> On 21 Jun 2015, at 09:28, Jonathan Mosen wrote:
>
> Hi Eleanor. YOu can turn quicknav on and off by pressing the left and right
> arrow keys together. It's a toggle,
Hello everybody. I would like to make this discussion practical. I have chosen
not to purchase a dedicated notetaker when a laptop and screen reader give me
more features more timely and at a lower price. Sometimes I don't want to carry
a laptop. Since Apple has built braille display support int
Hi Eleanor. YOu can turn quicknav on and off by pressing the left and right
arrow keys together. It's a toggle, so maybe it got toggled off accidentally.
Jonathan Mosen,
Mosen Consulting
Blindness technology information, eBooks and training
http://Mosen.org
> On 21/06/2015, at 8:10 pm, 'Eleanor
Hi all
Really hoping someone can help me with this, as I'm desperate for ideas.
I was using my IPad last night with quicknav, and everything was going fine.
All of a sudden quicknav stopped working for no reason at all/with no
explanation. I tried everything to fix it (took the batteries out
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