Hey,

I think you took what I said to literally. Not all keyboards are accessible. As 
in there are some that will work with VoiceOver and obviously some will not. 
That is all that I meant.

I hope this helps.

Ed 

> On Jan 14, 2019, at 12:33 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ed,
> 
> You say that all keyboards are not accessible but then you recommend 
> Flicktype. That is a third parety keyboard just like Google or any other and 
> it is made for blind users.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ed 
> Worrell
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 8:46 AM
> To: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Curious about keyboards
> 
> The short answer is that all keyboards are not accessible. I have tried many 
> keyboards. If you are just looking for a simple typing experience stick with 
> the iOS keyboard. 
> 
> I personally love the FlickType keyboard. It’s created for blind and low 
> vision users and is a gesture based  keyboard. It allows me to type as 
> quickly as my sighted friends, I can actually keep up in group messages. 
> 
> There are a ton of blind braille users that swear by the M-Braille keyboard. 
> It is a great keyboard if you are good at braille, this too like FlickType 
> rely's on a gesture interface to insert spaces and punctuation.
> 
> You could also try the Microsoft owned Swift Key. This keyboard rely’s on 
> learning your typing habits. The predictions above the keyboard get smarter 
> the longer you use the keyboard and can predict entire sentences for you 
> after it learns your typing style. They claim it also can learn how you talk 
> with individual contacts. I have not found this to be true.
> 
> These would be the three keyboards I would encourage you to try. There are  
> many keyboards on the App Store. Different key strokes for different folks.
> 
> Ed     
> 
>> On Jan 13, 2019, at 9:57 PM, 'RobH.' via VIPhone <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> This is the best response so far, especially with that tagline.
>> 
>> First thread I've read down for ages. Thanks.
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Richard Turner" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 1:06 AM
>> Subject: RE: Curious about keyboards
>> 
>> 
>> The short answer is no.
>> 
>> The Apple onscreen keyboard is as good as it gets from what I've explored.
>> 
>> Richard
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under 
>> pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Terri 
>> Stimmel
>> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2019 4:34 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Curious about keyboards
>> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> 
>> I am just curious about this. I don't know if I would try it, if this is 
>> possible.
>> 
>> 
>> But I was wondering, are there other, accessible keyboards out there, 1
>> can use with their iPhone?
>> 
>> If so, what might be available?
>> 
>> And what might be the advantages of using a different keyboard?
>> 
>> 
>> Again, just something I am curious about.
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> 
>> Terri
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