Re: List of bluetooth keyboard commands

2015-06-07 Thread Sharonda Greenlaw
I am using the paper app to access Facebook. When I press the escape key, it takes me out of the app. That is why I asked about another command. Do you all have any other ideas? If not, it's okay. Sharonda Sent from my mobile device; please excuse any mistakes On Jun 7, 2015, at 7:32 AM,

Re: Dictation Function Not Working

2015-06-07 Thread Christina C.
Anne, I am having the exact same issue. I am on a 6 plus running the latest iOS. Even if it’s only two sentences it will cut off the last half of the second sentence. It also has been taking forever for my dictations to come back. So, sometimes I never even get a result at all. I get all of the

RE: Be My Eyes App

2015-06-07 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I have used Be My Eyes with good success. I tried to use them only when all other apps have not gotten me the information I need. There have been a few times when it takes some time to connect. If I remember correctly, someone in the know said that if you don’t get a connection within 3 or

RE: NFB Newsline

2015-06-07 Thread Cristóbal
A few months back, I was noticing that the San Francisco Chronicle was always showing up incomplete. Maybe just a handful of articles for the entire paper with whole sections missing. I make it a habit of reading the various papers I’m interested in the morning so it imapcted my daily reading

RE: List of bluetooth keyboard commands

2015-06-07 Thread Thom Spittle
Hi Sharonda, The escape key should not take you out of the app, but pressing it repeatedly will take you to the main page. What are you trying to do? Once in the list of posts, I use a three finger flick left to go to the next post. The keyboard command is the right hand VO key and the right

RE: Sonos questions

2015-06-07 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
As Neil pointed out, grouping 2 different players/zones together is the best way as the stream is perfectly synchronized. I accidently at one point played an internet radio station in 2 rooms, but basically selected the same station on each player separately and I was wondering why it sounded

Anyone having trouble with Meerkat on iPod touch?

2015-06-07 Thread Kathy Brandt
Version 1.3 was fine, but 1.4 crashes when I try to do all live streams, and is slightly so when doing just the streams I follow.another friend had similar issues, but someone else says their iPod is handling everything just fine. Thanks for any input. I even did a restore, because before it

App Helps the Blind See With Their Ears

2015-06-07 Thread Dr. Avnish Chopra M.D.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/04/140403-eyemusic-ssd-visual-impairment-software-science/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: NFB Newsline

2015-06-07 Thread Michelle Bernstein
Tom, I would suggest writing to NFB Newsline about the discrepancy you discovered in the recent issue of Time Magazine at n...@nfb.org and they are very responsive to support requests. I have not found the issue you mentioned when I listen to articles on wither my IPad or my regular telephone.

RE: Voice DreamReader and Sharon Reading 340 words

2015-06-07 Thread Chris Smart
Is it possible to use any third-party voices with Voiceover, such as Sharon? At 03:29 AM 6/7/2015, you wrote: Hi, This isn't going to help you, but I have Sharon reading at 440 words per minute on an iPhone 6. Since she is a large voice, it may be a resource issue. Hopefully Winston can come

Question About GLPS

2015-06-07 Thread clarence carter
I am having difficulties getting accurate readings from the GPS. For example when I use DARK SKY it gives the location as three doors from where I am. I also notice this with other APs. Is there a way to reinstall the GPS software without destroying other settings? Thanks! -- The

Re: Dictation Function Not Working

2015-06-07 Thread gs
I don't tend to use dictation all that much but, when I have done so, I have seen this issue crop up. The funny thing is that it does not seem to cure itself once it starts happening. The only thing I have done is give up and wait until much later inthe day or maybe the next day. Admittedly

Eye Music - anyone tried it?

2015-06-07 Thread Dr. Avnish Chopra M.D.
EyeMusic: Hearing colored shapes by Amir Amedi https://appsto.re/us/-WLaW.i -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you

videos on the Iphone

2015-06-07 Thread Jeremy Gilley
Hello, I noticed that on my 6+, under settings, under general, and under the media section, I can click the setting to turn descriptive videos on if they come with description. I am wondering how we can tell if a movie comes with description or not before buying it? has anyone bought a video

Re: videos on the Iphone

2015-06-07 Thread christopher hallsworth
As I understand it, the video description track will be played automatically providing this setting is turned on. On 7 Jun 2015, at 19:57, Jeremy Gilley j_gil...@att.net wrote: Hello, I noticed that on my 6+, under settings, under general, and underif they come with description. I am

RE: Sonos questions

2015-06-07 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you want to group the rooms together but not play in the bedroom until for example you left the kitchen to go there then just turn the volume down in the bedroom or mute the bedroom player until you use it. You can adjust the volume on each player physically or you can double tap on the

Re: List of bluetooth keyboard commands

2015-06-07 Thread Sharonda Greenlaw
There are different pages on the app one is for Facebook stories another for text stories and so on. If I want to get back to the page where it says Facebook stories, there is no way to get back to that page without performing a two finger scrub. Do you know of another way. I don't want to just

Re: NFB Newsline

2015-06-07 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi Tom Lange , I tried Time magazine and did not find the problem you experienced, however, I only read a few articles. Could you be more specific on which articles were giving you problems, and I will see if they act the same on my iPhone 6. Chuck On Friday, June 5, 2015 at 4:56:37 PM

Re: List of bluetooth keyboard commands

2015-06-07 Thread christopher hallsworth
Hi Is Paper accessible? What can you do with it that you can't do with the regular app? On 7 Jun 2015, at 19:55, Sharonda Greenlaw sbgreen...@gmail.com wrote: I am using the paper app to access Facebook. When I press the escape key, it takes me out of the app. That is why I asked about

Re: Accessible gps app to walk independently in UK?

2015-06-07 Thread Rob Harris
Travelline UK would help with public transport, buses in particular, though i'm not as keen on it as an app as the one they squashed. I think it does underground/subway too. Blind Square should still be the gps app, though again, I'm not the best to recommend things I didn't do well with.

Re: Eye Music - anyone tried it?

2015-06-07 Thread Donna
Haven't tried it but excited to explore this app after my dinner. Sounds interesting and fun! Donna On Jun 7, 2015, at 2:40 PM, Dr. Avnish Chopra M.D. sen...@gmail.com wrote: EyeMusic: Hearing colored shapes by Amir Amedi https://appsto.re/us/-WLaW.i -- The following information is

Talking Caller ID w/o VoiceOver?

2015-06-07 Thread Pete Nalda
Anyone know of such a thing? Android and Blackberry used to have some. I’m looking for reliable ones that can turn itself off if VoiceOver is activated. Free would be cool too, as I can’t get my debit card to work at the app store after being hacked. The reason i’d find such a thing useful,

Re: Accessible gps app to walk independently in UK?

2015-06-07 Thread Donna
Yep On Jun 6, 2015, at 10:33 PM, TaraPrakash taraprak...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe something to do with Settings on my maps app. Does it tell things like turn left in 10 feet Etc? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 6, 2015, at 8:16 PM, Donna merma...@bellsouth.net wrote: I used Apple Map

Re: Sonos questions

2015-06-07 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Krister, I’m not quite certain that I follow your question, I’ll give you a few examples of what you can do, if I’ve not covered what you’re wishing to do, please explain a little more. You can group players or zones as Sonos call them together, this means that the source shall be played in

RE: how to watch the WWDC key note

2015-06-07 Thread Amy Ruel
Please post. Thanks. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2015 10:15 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: how to watch the WWDC key note I will be converting the video of the

Re: List of bluetooth keyboard commands

2015-06-07 Thread Sharonda Greenlaw
If I'm not mistaken, the escape key takes you out of the app. The two finger scrub will move you with in the app but backwards. That is what I need to do. Is there a keyboard command for that? Thanks for all the help. Sharonda Sent from my mobile device; please excuse any mistakes On Jun 7,

Re: Voice DreamReader and Sharon Reading 340 words

2015-06-07 Thread Bill Gmail
Brett, Actually this helps. I know my IPod is on the edge as far as working with the latest apps etc. I am trying to get as much out of it as possible. I am glad to know Sharon is working as I may try to get an iPhone in the future. Thanks On Jun 7, 2015, at 2:29 AM, Brett

RE: Voice Dream Reader and the US English Voice Pack

2015-06-07 Thread Richard Turner
Have you written Winston? I have no idea since I had already purchased the voices I wanted. supp...@voicedream.com Richard The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. - John Ruskin -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: NFB Newsline

2015-06-07 Thread Richard Turner
I know with our local paper, some times they don’t give Newsline the whole content. Sometimes whole sections are missing, but that is because the paper didn’t send them a complete file. I’d still write them as Michelle suggests so they can follow up with Time Magazine. Richard The

RE: Voice DreamReader and Sharon Reading 340 words

2015-06-07 Thread Richard Turner
No. Apple will not allow that. It would be nice if they would, but I don’t see it happening unless they buy up the companies that make the other voices. Richard The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. - John Ruskin

RE: [Bulk] Be My Eyes App

2015-06-07 Thread Lizand Sammie
The best tip I can give you is patience. I used the App the other day, and when I tried the first time, no one connected. I tried again a few minutes later and someone connected and assisted me. I have had success with this app, but remember, the sighted people who are helping are volunteers,

Re: List of bluetooth keyboard commands

2015-06-07 Thread Flor Lynch
The Escape key also acts as a two-finger scrub, or Back, button, returning you to the previous level (where available) within an app. From: Sharonda Greenlaw Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2015 2:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: List of bluetooth keyboard commands If I'm not

Re: Sonos questions

2015-06-07 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Another Sonos related question that i would love to have the answer to is this: I want to have two rooms playing the same type of thing, in this case an audio book but i want to have the units in those rooms playable independently of eachother, that is, all that the units share is what they

Re: Sonos questions

2015-06-07 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Louise, Long time no speak, if you’re still living locally and need more help then the below, get in touch and I’ll see if I can help you out. As Sieghard has already answered most of this hopefully you’re already good, but, here’s a quick round up. Shuffle mode for music playback with the

Re: List of bluetooth keyboard commands

2015-06-07 Thread Flor Lynch
The ESCAPE key, if your keyboard has it. From: Sharonda Greenlaw Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 9:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: List of bluetooth keyboard commands Along this same vane, can anyone tell me the keyboard command that emulates a two-finger scrub to go back?

Re: Is Paypal App Accessible?

2015-06-07 Thread Alex Hall
In my limited experience, I had to type at least one character with the on-screen keyboard or I couldn't log in (as opposed to using braille input). I also couldn't send money to someone else. I haven't tried any other functions yet. On Jun 7, 2015, at 5:22 AM, Shaf shafpa...@gmail.com wrote:

Voice Dream Reader and the US English Voice Pack

2015-06-07 Thread Russ Kiehne
Where do you get the US English Voice Pack for Voice Dream Reader? I was not able to find it in add new voices? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: Sonos questions

2015-06-07 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Ahem, ok, let’s try to explain this in further detail: Say that my kitchen is playing an audio book, now i want this book to be played in the bed room as well, so what i logically do then is link the two rooms together right? This, however means that the sound plays in both rooms even if i just

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Re: Eye Music - anyone tried it?

2015-06-07 Thread leliastr...@gmail.com
I also have downloaded it and giving it a try. It's an interesting app. Lelia Sent from my iPhone On Jun 7, 2015, at 6:04 PM, Terry-Ann Saurmann tsaurm...@access4less.net wrote: I have downloaded Eyemusic and listened to the brief video and unsuccessfully attempted to play a couple of

Re: List of bluetooth keyboard commands

2015-06-07 Thread Sharonda Greenlaw
I am aware of how to read the various stories titles on each of the five pages. I can double tap or VO+spacebar to open up the posts under that page. I can Option+right arrow to go from story to story. Maybe my question is not clear. I am asking how to get back out of the stories and get back

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Re: Trivia Crack (Ad Free Is free this month

2015-06-07 Thread Alex Hall
Oddly, I never got this to work. I finally had to ask for sighted help, and that did the trick. I'd either see a blank page, or playback controls for some kind of trailer for the game. No amount of double tapping would work. I've never seen that before. On Jun 7, 2015, at 11:15 PM, Joney

jail broken apple TV 2 and accessibility

2015-06-07 Thread Jodie Hoger
Hi List, we have just bought an apple tv 2 and my sighted hubbie wants to jail break it. If we do, will I still be able to use it with voiceover? We haven't had one before and I am very excited to learn how to use it but worry that if it is jail broken, I won't be able to. Thanks, Jo Sent

Re: Eye Music - anyone tried it?

2015-06-07 Thread Terry-Ann Saurmann
I have downloaded Eyemusic and listened to the brief video and unsuccessfully attempted to play a couple of games. I don't get the hang of it yet. Terry -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default.

Apple TV

2015-06-07 Thread Thomas Williams
Sent from my iPhone I accidentally turn voiceover off on my AppleTV, could someone tell me how to turn it back on? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns

Questions about the Netflix App

2015-06-07 Thread dacia . luck
Hi, I h an Iphone six and I am try to use the Netflix Ap and am having issues. How do you turn on audio description? Also, it keeps putting me in landscape mode. Is there a setting to set audio descriptions for all shows that have that? thanks, Dacia Sent from my iPhone -- The following

Re: Apple TV

2015-06-07 Thread MamaPeach
You should be able to hold down the bottom left button for several seconds, then hit the center of the round button to bring VoiceOver back. -Original Message- From: Thomas Williams Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2015 6:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple TV Sent from my

RE: NFB Newsline

2015-06-07 Thread Juan Mojena
I got the same experience with Mac world, PC world, NY Times, etc.I finally got fed up with all the different app interfaces. One for Bard, Bookshare, O O tunes, NFB Newsline podcasts, radio streams, and decided to get a Victor Reader Stream. As much as I like the iphone I much prefer to

Re: Talking Caller ID w/o VoiceOver?

2015-06-07 Thread Todd Bernhard
Apple doesn't allow such a thing, so I created the next best thing, AutoRingtone. There are free versions. You create a talking announcement ringtone in dozens of voices and assign the ringtone to specific callers. http://RingtoneDirector.com On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 4:03:49 PM UTC-4,

BEGINNING TO REALLY LOVE FANTASTICAL BUT HAVE A QUESTION

2015-06-07 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
Hi all, I'm really getting to grips with Fantastical and would certainly recommend anyone to try it, especially if (like me) you were finding other apps too laborious etc! I'm a little stuck though on the search item. I understand you have to pull down from the date picker ... but in

Re: BEGINNING TO REALLY LOVE FANTASTICAL BUT HAVE A QUESTION

2015-06-07 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, You don't have to mess with the day picker to do a search. Touch, but don't activate, the new event button, then do a single flick right and you will land on the search field. Double tap and enter your search term. Then double tap on the search button in the lower right corner. HTH, Richard

Re: Accessible gps app to walk independently in UK?

2015-06-07 Thread Vincent Thacker
Yes, that's how it works for me. As I'm walking, I can hear a countdown every so often to the next turn, and the street name of the street I'll be turning into. Siri tends to use road numbers, which isn't always helpful, while Maps uses the street names. Vince.

Re: Is Paypal App Accessible?

2015-06-07 Thread Shaf
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Re: Voice Dream Reader and the US English Voice Pack

2015-06-07 Thread jennie . facer
Hi, I just tried Sharon on 400 words per minute and had no problems. I am using a 128 gig 6+. Jenn Sent from my iPhone On Jun 7, 2015, at 9:15 AM, Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com wrote: Have you written Winston? I have no idea since I had already purchased the voices I wanted.

RE: Questions about the Netflix App

2015-06-07 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Here's a link I use, that someone on the list provided earlier. http://www.netflix.com/browse/audio-description I don't know if it yields a full list of AD, but it's a good start. Once a title begins playing, the Netflix app forces it to landscape, so whatever you're doing to get this to happen

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RE: Voice DreamReader and Sharon Reading 340 words

2015-06-07 Thread Brett
Hi, This isn't going to help you, but I have Sharon reading at 440 words per minute on an iPhone 6. Since she is a large voice, it may be a resource issue. Hopefully Winston can come back to you with some good advice. Cheers, Brett. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Is Paypal App Accessible?

2015-06-07 Thread Fazil
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RE: List of bluetooth keyboard commands

2015-06-07 Thread Thom Spittle
K. I hope this helps. When the app opens and you go to where it says facebook stories, you can go to the next section with 3 finger flick to the left (right VO key and right arrow), this will change the stories you look at. The right hand VO key alone is like a 3 finger flick, along with the

Re: List of bluetooth keyboard commands

2015-06-07 Thread TaraPrakash
dear all. what's the bluetooth keyboard command for sending an email? And are there some other commands that have transferred from mac computers to iphone with luetooth keyboard? If so, where can I find the command list? Thanks for any responses. Regards TP Sent from my iPhone On Jun 7,

Re: Apple TV

2015-06-07 Thread Eileen
Hold the main menu button (lower left) for a few seconds. Press the up arrow until you hear it ding. Press the middle select button located at the top. this should turn on voiceover. I just used this technique this afternoon. HTH. Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jun 7, 2015, at 3:56 PM,