For those not subscribed to David’s list, here is a good tip for those who use Google Maps in case you had not discovered it.
>From David Goldfield’s Tech-VI list: From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> On Behalf Of David Goldfield Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 4:51 AM Subject: [Tech-VI] How to Turn on Detailed Voice Guidance for Vision Impaired Users in Google Maps Vision Ireland - Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 4:30 PM How to Turn on Detailed Voice Guidance for Vision Impaired Users in Google Maps by Joe Lonergan Detailed Voice Guidance is not a new feature, but it is not well known and is hidden deep in the settings of Google Maps. If you are a fan of Google Maps, we think it is a good feature to turn on for a vision-impaired or blind user. Detailed Voice Guidance expands the existing walking directions guidance with several extra elements. The directions are more proactive so that if you take a wrong turn, the vocal guide will tell you and find the best way to your destination from your new point. Along the way, it will tell you not only where to turn, but how far away it is and in what direction you are facing, and the vocal guide will also alert you before reaching busy intersections. So how do we turn on this detailed navigation feature? 1. Open Google Maps 2. Navigate to Account and Settings, If you are a VoiceOver user you will find it by flicking left and it is the first option you will hear. 3. While in here go to Settings. 4. Now go to Navigation 5. Flick to the right all the way down until you get to detailed Voice Guidance and turn it on We love to hear software companies adding features like this into universal or mainstream apps as it is easier to use one app to get most of your information and gives the user more freedom and confidence. If you are a user of Google Maps and you have turned on this feature we would like to hear if you found the extra navigation voice cues help to get to your final destination or if you are a user of any other navigation or mobility apps like Soundscape or Apple Maps we would love to hear which you find best and why? You can send a voice note to the Talking Technology WhatsApp number 086 199 0011 and we can play it on the show. https://vi.ie/how-to-turn-on-detailed-voice-guidance-for-vision-impaired-users-in-google-maps/ David Goldfield, Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist If you need help using your assistive technology learn about my training services by visiting WWW.ScreenReaderTraining.com <http://www.screenreadertraining.com/> Am Yisrael Chai The Nation of Israel Lives! JAWS Certified, 2022 <https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification/> NVDA Certified Expert <https://certification.nvaccess.org/> Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news, events and information regarding the blindness assistive technology field. Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.DavidGoldfield.com <http://www.davidgoldfield.com/> -- 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. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/034c01da97eb%24d35458c0%2479fd0a40%24%40comcast.net.
