re: syncing but want to stop syncing

Hello, Remove things like the games off iPad? Would that work? Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: Regina Alvarado

re: A strange problem with text entry on iPhone 5S.

Hi, By any chance, are you running a beta? If so, I'll get in touch with you off list. Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: "Matthew Bullis"

Turning off Unread Messages Count for Mail App'

Hello. I recently updated my iPhone 5 to iOS 9.2.1 and re-installed an email account. Now, when I flick to the Mail app on the home screen, I am told how many unread messages I have in my inbox. I went into Settings, Notifications, Mail, and turned off the app badge, but this did not stop the

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Hi there, does tunein have audiobooks lot of new books now, but I was wondering if tunein had things that more that are not available on Nls? I was just curious because Nls does have a lot more newer selections than they used to. Thanks. HOW accessible is it these days as it was tricky when I

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I just decided to start using these two apps because I do not want cable and the way I was watching things is no longer "owing very well. What I want to know is how do I find things by genre on Netflix I can't see how all I see is a list of shows I can't even see how to go into an account. How

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOver Accessibility

EPUB is a far better format to work with from a developer and user point, especially when it comes to accessibility---it builds on web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ARIA). PDF accessibility outside of Windows Adobe Acrobat/Reader and NVDA is is impossible (true accessible structured tags).

Re: [iDevices] Error 53 could kill your iPhone if a non-Apple tech fixed it | Komando.com

Hi, I read a few days ago that Apple is releasing or has released an update that will restore the functionality of the phones bricked by this error. The fingerprint sensor will still not work, however, in case the unauthorized repair person compromised it in some way. Best, Anna > On Feb

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOver Accessibility

The problem may well be more complicated than that. If this app is an aggregator, that is it excepts all these PDFs from various producers, it probably doesn't have control over what those producers put into their file, that is how they construct their PDF. Also, adobes guidelines about

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOver Accessibility

There is absolutely no reason that either of these companies can't make accessible PDFs. Seeing as there are accessible PDFs out there, they can be made. A PDF does preserve formatting, that's the whole point of a PDF; it retains the formatting that the author put into it, regardless of the

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

+1 Christopher - my point exactly! On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 7:59 PM Christopher Chaltain wrote: > You can discount people who question your numbers if you want to, but I > find using statistics that you can't back up just undermines the point > you're trying to make. It's

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

Note that the blind don't pay any contractual fees different than what the sighted pay. Many of the new plans aren't over inflated at all. Based on my calculations, the monthly charge I would pay for a smart phone through AT over the months pretty much just adds up to the price of the phone if

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

You can discount people who question your numbers if you want to, but I find using statistics that you can't back up just undermines the point you're trying to make. It's better to leave out the statistics altogether then put in statistics that can be questioned and not justified. I'd propose

Re: syncing but want to stop syncing

BARD doesn't have a sync setting. I don't think Kindle does either. Try going into the iCloud settings on your iPad and turn off everything you don't want syncing. And, go into Game Center and turn it off. I would think that would fix your issues. Richard (Sent from my iPhone 5S) > On Feb

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Error 53 could kill your iPhone if a non-Apple tech fixed it | Komando.comthis is worrying! From: bigandreas07--- via iDevices Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 8:58 PM To: idevi...@gatewayfortheblind.com Cc: bigandrea...@optimum.net Subject: [iDevices] Error 53 could kill your iPhone if a

Re: Help with smart home accessibility tips for heating?

Hi. The Ecobee3 is accessible as far as SIRI is concerned. You can do almost everything except for the setup using SIRI. They also have a web portal which is pretty accessible. Their app is not yet fully accessible. On Feb 21, 2016, at 4:34 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: >

syncing but want to stop syncing

Boy, full of questions. Let me see if I can make this clear. I want to make my iPad just for reading, Bard or Kindle or iBooks or other reading material. Of course I know I cannot take news off either iPad or iPhone. IPad has only 16 gigs. How can I stop the devices from syncing with games,

A strange problem with text entry on iPhone 5S.

Hello, something very strange has begun happening on my work phone, an iPhone 5S. This problem hasn't happened on my iPhone 6SPlus, but I thought I'd ask about it in case it does begin to happen. On the lock screen, for instance, if I need to enter the passcode, instead of Voiceover reading the

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOver Accessibility

TalkBack has 1,000,000,000 - 5,000,000,000 installs: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback=en On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 5:14 PM Kevin Chao wrote: > This is a similar story to: >

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOver Accessibility

This is a similar story to: http://www.applevis.com/blog/advocacy-ios-apps-opinion/accessibility-not-feature-and-developers-should-never-treat-it-such On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 3:04 PM Richard Turner wrote: > > Here is a little longer response with a suggestion of how

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOver Accessibility

My local (weekly) newspaper produces a PDF in its iOS app, but it can’t be exported to Dropbox (or a similar organ) for transfer, as there’s no option for that in it. I’d like to be able to try putting it through KNFBReader OCR, but cannot, for that reason anyway. From: Scott Berry Sent:

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOver Accessibility

that is a better response than has been seen by a couple of us so far. also, I have had some recent experience with a software developer who not only wouldn't make some requested changes, but basically told me they don't have to or want to (in just those words). SInce their software was the

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

I find that figure they have a bit low. The reason for that: the U.S. Census. Still, it was a number I pulled out of thin air (on the fly) as a means of impressing upon these folks that there are a non-trivial number of us out here. Also, there are other kinds of print disabilities that the NFB

Help with smart home accessibility tips for heating?

Hi all, We might have to move and or switch heating system to electric. We're considering smart wifi connected heating. Any of you have experience with this kind of gadget? Wondering about accessibility of the apps and or the device. Thanks for any help, Ioana Sent from my iPhone --

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

On the NFB web site, I grabbed the below numbers of visually impaired adults in the United States. I know that not everyone, and likely not even a majority are using iPhones: The number of non-institutionalized, male or female, ages 16 through 75+, all races, regardless of ethnicity, with

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOver Accessibility

Here is a little longer response with a suggestion of how to get people to vote on the idea at the end. Morgan (Help Center) Feb 19, 19:34 Hi Richard, Thank you for sending this in. I appreciate your candid opinion about this, and I definitely understand your not wanting to us our

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

Eyes-free@ has 3232 members: https://groups.google.com/forum/?nomobile=true#!aboutgroup/eyes-free ViPhone@ has 2343 members: https://groups.google.com/forum/?nomobile=true#!aboutgroup/viphone On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 2:24 PM Eric Oyen wrote: > I am using something called

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

I am using something called extrapolation based on a smaller sample (in this case, several blindness related groups on Facebook, a dozen or so mac and apple related blindness mailing lists and other data (including its prominence of use at the colorado center for the blind). what I have found

Re: Can You Block Friends Challenges When Player Isn't On Facebook In Trivia Crack?

I can manage that on my old xp machine. Not done it on safari, not sure I'd want to if it worked Ok with the fB app. I think i just discovered that I can do better on the phone version to the ipad version. - Original Message - From: "Rajmund" To:

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

How does 40M iPhone sales in US last year convert to 6M blind iPhone users (US or global?)? Logic is fuzzy... On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 11:09 AM wrote: > What is this app people are talking about? I can't seem to find the > original thread about this > > > Thanks, > Ari >

Apple Pay Finally!

Hi all: I went back to Sprouts, and to the same register. Apple pay finally worked! There was not an ok button to press. The catch is, I didn’t do anything differently. It just worked this time. At least we know my phone works! Sarai D. Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli -- The

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

What is this app people are talking about? I can't seem to find the original thread about this Thanks, Ari > On Feb 21, 2016, at 10:26 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: > > well, if they don't care about this issue, lets make them care about > something (like their revenue stream).

RE: dice world.

Well what it does as far as I can see that if you're about to beat your opponent's score then it will get you to roll again, or if you are about to have six new dice then it will also tell you by saying roll again, but after you have rolled again, then I guess it's up to you if you do want to

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

I am pulling a very rough estimate based on iPhone sales here in the US (some 40 million units were sold last year alone). That figure has also been consistent over the last several years. Given how accessible these devices are, friends and families of those who are blind will sometimes give

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

well, if they don't care about this issue, lets make them care about something (like their revenue stream). attack that, and they most definitely will care. -eric On Feb 21, 2016, at 4:36 AM, Rajmund wrote: > Hello, > I take as they never have, and are not about to, care, either. > > > >

RE: dice world.

Hello, I'm not against it, just haven't figured out its full pattern. It is certainly much more friendly. Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: "kimmie parutu"

Re: dice world.

Hi Dice World is six dice games in one app that you can play either against the computer or, most commonly, with your friends online. The dice games are Farkle, Yatzy, Ballud, Pig, 3s and 1 4 24. The app is totally accessible and has recently won Applevis game of the year I believe. > On 21 Feb

RE: dice world.

Well the thing is it’s a choice you make isn’t it. I like it From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rajmund Sent: Monday, 22 February 2016 3:36 a.m. To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: dice world. I noticed role again, if I still have some

Re: Can You Block Friends Challenges When Player Isn't On Facebook In Trivia Crack?

I meant the main Facebook site is not fun to navigate. It just isn't an option on the mobile site. You have to do it through the main Facebook site. I wish you could do it on the mobile site, that is easy to work with. -Original Message- From: rajmund Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2016

Re: re De steno games app?

Hi Rich, the games are wonderful. My son and I loved them until our phones no longer supported them. Maybe you could start a Kickstarter to raise some money to help get the work done needed to update them. I'll bet a lot of people would be willing to contribute to help get it done. Best, Anna

Re: Can You Block Friends Challenges When Player Isn't On Facebook In Trivia Crack?

Hi, You got my attention mentioning its not fun on the mobile site, that's why I wondered whether the mobile site would work. Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: "MamaPeach"

RE: Arabic Dictionary??

There are Arabic dictionaries which will give you the meanings of words in English or other languages and the other way around. But I have not seen Arabic dictionaries which will give you the derivatives from the root word. You can type Arabic by adding an Arabic keyboard. Go to

Re: dice world.

Hi all! It's discussed very much about Dice World here in the forum. What's it? What are its functions? Can anybody explain it to me? Best regards, Olya Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone > Op 21 feb. 2016 om 15:35 heeft Rajmund het volgende > geschreven: > > I

Re: Tim Cook's answer to security but more important 1password question

I hope that podcast helps you, as I was the one who recorded it. It's the one and only ever podcast I submitted to AppleVis. :) I don't think I went over how to delete a vault, unfortunately. I only have the one I use, because I have the non-pro version. It shouldn't be too hard, though. You

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

Curious, is there a verifiable source for the data point cited of 6 million blind iPhone users? I've heard ranges from 10,000 - 100,000, but millions is a new one. Thanks! On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 3:36 AM Rajmund wrote: > Hello, > I take as they never have, and are not

Re: re De steno games app?

I run them on my iPod 5 running IOS 6.13. I keep this particular iPod with this IOS because I have a lot of stuff onit that won't work with the newer IOS. -Original Message- From: Russ Kiehne Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2016 10:17 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: re De

Re: Can You Block Friends Challenges When Player Isn't On Facebook In Trivia Crack?

That is the mobile site, that is what I had said I tried. From: Rajmund Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2016 9:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Can You Block Friends Challenges When Player Isn't On Facebook In Trivia Crack? Hello, Anyone tried m.facebook.com ? Sent from an iPad

Re: re De steno games app?

I've been running them on my old ipod touch 4th generation. -Original Message- From: Rich De Steno Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 3:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: re De steno games app? The games need to be recoded in an IOS language such as objective C or Swift

Re: Can You Block Friends Challenges When Player Isn't On Facebook In Trivia Crack?

Hello, Anyone tried m.facebook.com ? Sent from an iPad > On 21 Feb 2016, at 2:30 am, MamaPeach wrote: > > You have to block game requests on the actual Facebook site. I have tried > doing it on the iPod and on the moble site and can’t do it. I always have to > do it

Re: dice world.

I noticed role again, if I still have some dice. If I used all 6, it won't say role again. Although, if on phone, I role, or rather, double tap at bonus still available. With pig, for example, saves a hell lot of time, so I don't really take notice of role, or role again. Sent from an iPad

Re: couponing

I will send more soon.Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 20, 2016, at 9:20 PM, Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA) > wrote: > > Hello does anyone know of any apps for couponing that are accessible with > voiceover? > Thanks > -- > The following information is important

Re: couponing

You can get money back with this one. 10.00 for signing up. https://ibotta.com/r/jqqijq Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 20, 2016, at 9:20 PM, Laury-Johnson, Shawnese (LARA) > wrote: > > Hello does anyone know of any apps for couponing that are accessible with >

Re: Has any one tried team talk for iOS?

Hello, OK, thanks, that's why I was confused. Thanks again. Sent from an iPad > On 20 Feb 2016, at 10:41 pm, Rich De Steno wrote: > > Team Talk and TC Conference are totally different and unrelated apps. > > Rich De Steno > >> On 2/20/2016 3:39 PM, Rajmund wrote: >>

Re: Which Apple TV Offers Audio Description?

It isn't the apple tv that offers description, it is apps such as NetFlix, I am not sure any others offer it right now. -Original Message- From: hannah Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2016 2:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Which Apple TV Offers Audio Description? Hi Mark

Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding VoiceOverAccessibility

Hello, I take as they never have, and are not about to, care, either. Sent from an iPad > On 20 Feb 2016, at 8:12 pm, Eric Oyen wrote: > > I wouldn't exactly call their statement "honest". THe first part of their > statement is actually a bold faced lie. The tools are

Re: Which Apple TV Offers Audio Description?

The way I understand it is that the tv itself doesn't have audio description, but the app you use. As far as I know the netflix app gives you the option of audio description on available movies and tv shows. Not all programs even on netflix aren't available for dvs. I have the 4th gen apple

Arabic Dictionary??

Hi, list. I have IPhone6Plus with IOS9.2.1. I am looking for an accessible Arabic dictionary. Is there a dictionary where, for instance, if I type, seen, jeem and daal, it should give me the root, the inflections and aal the derivations? Can I type in Arabic, for instance, seen, jeem, daal on

Re: recording on Duolingo and rating and reviewing apps

I did spanissh on that too... Never found a way of recording what it said. Never finished the course either. Got to a point where it told me I was wrong, but never made clear what should have been right. BobH. - Original Message - From: "Regina Alvarado"

Re: recording on Duolingo and rating and reviewing apps

Sorry, yes, for verbal responses, it was as easy as that. - Original Message - From: "Abdullah Ibrahim Olivares" To: Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2016 3:21 AM Subject: Re: recording on Duolingo and rating and reviewing apps The record