My journey started when I was in third grade when one of the staff members gave me an iPad. Now it’s old since it’s stuck on iOS 9. After that, around 2014 I got my own personal iPad Mini 2 which had to be replaced due to a FaceTime defect in 2015. Then I think in 2017 my iPad got stuck in a boot loop, I thought it was dead. I got an iPod touch 6th gen and managed to revive my iPad through find my iPhone. That same year at Christmas I got my beloved iPhone X. My favorite and helpful apps are: Bard Mobile, VDR, and Seeing AI
Want to join my WhatsApp group, VIP Apple Users? Email me privately with your contact information and I will happily add you. [email protected] > On May 26, 2019, at 2:43 PM, Gordan Radić <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi! > > Well, guess we don't understand each other quite well. English is not my > native language so it is possible i miss some points but.... > > As far as I know, Uber and Lift are general apps for everyone, not just for > the blind and using those services is meant for everyone. We don't have Lift > in this area but we have Uber and Bolt and, their drivers don't have the > obligation to help people with disabilitties unles they don't want to. The > same goes for the old fashioned cab services. It is the good will of the > driver will he or she help you to the door or whatever. I had great > experiences with old cabs just as I had bad experiences with Uber. And the > point is, it doesn't have anything to do with using iPhone, it's just matter > of humanity. > > And to conclude, thetruth is Apple enabled me to use iOS with Voice Over > which again enabled me to use native and 3rd party apps but I managed to do > the things I do on iPhone today long before iPhone and I can't call it > lifechanger. And this whole topic is sounding like "in the begginning there > was dark... And Apple says let there be Voice Over" which is, if not good > than atleast not correct. > > > S poštovanjem > > Gordan Radić > > 26.05.2019 u 17:49, Marie N. je napisao/la: >> You missed some of my points. The good thing about apps like Be my Eyes is >> that you can use them when you want and not when a sighted person has the >> time to help. I live alone and am totally blind so this is important to me. >> And yes I can call a taxi whenever I wish but they are not going to assist >> you to the door of the restaurant or hair salon, etc. Here where I live many >> of the drivers are not exactly friendly the cars are not clean and so on. >> The Uber and Lyft cars I have been in are clean and comfortable, and the >> drivers are great, very helpful and friendly so I am much more inclined to >> get out and about.They are also cheaper. >> I am not for one minute refuting the wonderful things that the computer and >> a good screen reader have brought to my life, but the IPhone has brought >> additional benefits. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Gordan Radić >> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2019 3:53 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Theme Question: In What Ways Have Apple Products, or Their >> Related Third-Party Apps, Increased Your Level of Personal Independence? >> >> Hi to you and everyone! >> >> I read Marks post as I read some others and I guess I didn't put my >> thouhts as good as I could. >> >> I never meant to say that iPhone or other apple products are not helping >> us, I just wanted to say we could do some thins long before they came in >> the scene. Guess some of us just forgot it and some of us just started >> with that and that's OK. >> >> I just couldn't pass by some comments like "I could finally browse the >> web" or, like you said, "Apps like Lift and Uber change my life". Well, >> as I remember, cab services were just accessible to us before iPhones. >> You just needed to pick up your landphone, call the number and request a >> car. We could do that in 50s and 60s just as easy we can do that now >> using the cab service apps. >> >> Apps like Be my Eyes are no different than asking for help from your >> family, relatives or friends. It's just you can ask it remotely from >> other people aswell but asking for help is still asking for help. And to >> be completely honest, apps like Be my Eyes aren't Apples idea, they're >> result of some blind people who found the way to use the modern >> technology for our needs. >> >> Since Mark didn't intent to put my stand for the debate I'll stop right >> here but I'd really like if this community would atleast give some >> thought what was really a life changers and what was just the >> advancement on existing solutions. >> >> >> S poštovanjem >> >> Gordan Radić >> >> 26.05.2019 u 6:08, Marie N. je napisao/la: >>> Although I agree with some of your statements and I am a daily user of the >>> Windows PC, there are things that I can do with the IPhone which I can not >>> do as easily on the computer. >>> The first and for me the thing which has really given me an independence >>> that I never had before are the Lyft and Uber apps. I now go out to lunch >>> or shopping and to medical appointments, etc. totally on my own and can do >>> these on the spur of the moment. No more having to ask friends or family or >>> to make arrangements a day or two in advance with a para transit service. >>> 2. Being able to set up a calendar event while I am out and not near a >>> computer. >>> 3. Be My Eyes has helped with many things I would have had to get with a >>> sighted person at their convenience. And that includes problems with the >>> computer when we can't read what is on the screen. >>> 4. KNFB and now the scanner app are so quick and easy when you are not >>> sitting at your computer desk or not even in your house. >>> 5. The seeing AI lets me sort through my mail so quickly and with no >>> assistance and the money reader keeps me from having to worry about what >>> bills I have when I go out. >>> There are indeed many things I will always prefer to do on the computer but >>> I do love the portability of the IPhone and being able to have both it and >>> my PC. >>> Marie >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Gordan Radić >>> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2019 3:42 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Theme Question: In What Ways Have Apple Products, or Their >>> Related Third-Party Apps, Increased Your Level of Personal Independence? >>> >>> Hi to all! >>> >>> I hope i won't be a party breaker but I read some emails on the subjectt >>> and I can't agree with most mentioned. >>> >>> Just to refresh your memory, before iPhone got Voice Over there was a >>> tiny little thing called Symbian, it was used on the Nokia smartphones >>> and there were two screen readers called Talks and Mobile Speak. >>> >>> So, basic things such as calling, keeping up with the contacts, >>> messaging, mailing, calendar, alarms, reading caller ID and even web >>> browsing was available to the blind community times before first iOS >>> with voice over. >>> >>> There wee also music and book players on those old Nokia phones. There >>> were also social media apps and some other things but they weren't >>> accessible with screen readers but, it's not Nokia or Symbian fault, >>> it's the developers thing. We hame the same problems on iOS acasionally. >>> >>> Things we couldn't do on the phone we could do on our PCs. I don't know >>> when exactly Mac got usable Voice Over support but Jaws, Window Eyes, >>> Hal and NVDA are on Windows based PCs for ages. Almost everything >>> mentioned in previous mails was possible for us allthe time and if you >>> ask me, even more than on the iProducts. With all dued respect, I still >>> regularly use my Windows PC for tones of tasks I can do on my phone. >>> >>> So, I can't say that iOS and iDevices in general are not great, they >>> really are but we can't say we didn't live before them. Apple took us to >>> the next level with mobility because we don't need to carry our laptops >>> or whatever with us and we can do things on our iPhones on the go but we >>> were able to do things before iOS with Voice over. >>> >>> >>> S poštovanjem >>> >>> Gordan Radić >>> >>> 25.05.2019 u 19:49, Paul and Paula Jordan je napisao/la: >>>> I was the one who swore I didn't want an IPhone no matter what. That was >>>> when the 4S had just come out. I have had a 7 for the last 2-1/2 years so >>>> that in itself says something. Hard to narrow down to 5 things even with >>>> some honorable mentions, but I'll give it a try. In no particular order: >>>> >>>> 1. the ability to do some things that would otherwise require sighted >>>> help: BE MY EYES, and VOICE DREAM SCANNER to name just two. >>>> 2. The ability to send text messages to keep in touch with others when >>>> I'm not sure they are able to take a phone call, or when I just want to >>>> leave a brief message. >>>> 3. Ability to schedule appointments on a calendar immediately. >>>> 4. Keeping track of where I am either walking or riding a bus or >>>> paratransit: BLIND SQUARE OR NEARBY EXPLORER. >>>> 5. Playing games on my phone just for fun. >>>> >>>> Honorable mentions: 1. Shopping with the SHIPT app and perusing websites >>>> like Chewy at my leisure. >>>> 2. Watching TV using the spectrum app even when I don't have a TV right >>>> where I am whether outside or in a different room from the set. >>>> 3. Quickly finding business phone numbers or addresses. >>>> 4. Using UBER instead of a taxi since they are quicker, I can contact the >>>> driver directly whether than a dispatcher, and they are often cheaper. >>>> God bless! >>>> >>>> I'm sure there are more, but that's a good start. Paula and Garçon >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>>> Of M. Taylor >>>> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2019 1:49 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Theme Question: In What Ways Have Apple Products, or Their >>>> Related Third-Party Apps, Increased Your Level of Personal Independence? >>>> >>>> Hello Everyone, >>>> >>>> What are the 5 most significant ways that iOS, Watch OS, Mac OS, TV OS >>>> and/or any of their third-party apps increased your level of personal >>>> independence. >>>> >>>> As for me:. >>>> >>>> 1. >>>> The ability to manage and pay my bills via all of the financial apps such >>>> as Capital One, Bank of America, Apple Pay, etc. >>>> >>>> 2. >>>> The ability to navigate with infinitely more confidence with apps like >>>> Seeing Eye GPS Xt, Apple Maps, Uber, Nearby Explorer, etc. >>>> >>>> 3. >>>> The ability to read printed documents and acquire product information, on >>>> the fly, with apps such as K.N.F.B. Reader, Money Reader, the native iOS >>>> camera app, Seeing A.I., etc. >>>> >>>> 4. >>>> The ability to quickly and easily access social media and news with apps >>>> such as Twitter, the native Apple News app, NFB Newsline, Lire Full Text >>>> RSS news reader, Good Reads, Yelp, You Tube, etc. >>>> >>>> 5. >>>> The ability to quickly and easily access books with apps such as BARD >>>> Mobile, Kindle, Apple Books, and of course, my beloved Over Drive. >>>> >>>> Honorable Memtions: >>>> 1. >>>> TV Guide Mobile. >>>> >>>> 2. >>>> CA Lottery app. >>>> >>>> 3. >>>> The Parcel Track package tracking app. >>>> >>>> 4. >>>> Digit Eyes Bar Code reader. >>>> >>>> 5. >>>> The My Chart medical App. >>>> >>>> I look forward to all of your replies, >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>>> list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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