I'm going to chime in here, and I am also going to forward this on to some folks, for a few reasons. The biggest of couse is, that yes blind people can use an iPad and it does have a place and it goes beyond the dexterity issues you mentioned in your message. It may be a little bigger than an iPhone especially if you don't have an iPad mini but along with the extra real estate as it were, some apps give you more features and ways to interact on a bigger screen and the app developers make some of their apps take advantage of that size. Voiceover works a little differently on the iPad than it does on the phone, the basics are the same but some of the interaction is different in double tapping, holding, swiping, you have more room to do b igger gestures a four finger swipe for instance to bring up the app switcher, moving through emails and texts by container instead of just headings which moves you from section to section, etc. I could go on and on, but those are just a few ideas and things but an example of an app that works so much differently and better on the iPad, is of course the sirius Xm app. This app, on the phone is workable but a little different. On the iPad all your channel information is displayed, you can move through the channels without searching for certain areas on the screen, and you can get to things more quickly than on the phone. iBooks read differently than on the phone your pages are bigger. If you use a braille display this makes a difference because you're not having to advance page by page as quickly. I hope this helps and hope this might clear some thigns up but the iPad does work for blind people, can be used for pleasure as well as business and depending on the need can fit righ in with some of the best accessibility out there. I am a regional librarian for the Blind here in Alabama, and work with the braille collection as well as the technology and alternative reading methods and I teach classes, and give instruction on the iPad a lot and can tell you it makes a difference in those that use it, for some they would rather have it than the iPhone or the iPod. I hope this helps and if you have any comments let me know. Thanks and take care. On Mar 27, 2013, at 8:31 AM, Fred Olver wrote:
> I am interested in your train of thought, could you go a step or two further > in your thinking or what you know. I have often thought about why a person > who is blind might want to use an iPad however beyond the dexterity > considerations I don't see any particular advantage unless one is visually > impaired thusly the letters and icons would be larger. > > Fred Olver > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Avnish Chopra > To: ViPhone > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 2:53 AM > Subject: The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too > > The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too > Ubergizmo > > The blind might not be the original target market for the folks over at Apple > with the hugely successful iPad tablet in the first place, but this does not > mean that with a little bit of training, some perseverance, as well as the > right kind of software in place, the blind as well as visually impaired folks > too, are able to take advantage of this popular tablet device. > > As you can check out in the video above from Bloomberg, Jon Erlichman from > the same company participated in a workshop that actually helps instruct > teachers on how one is able to unlock the power of the iPad for the visually > impaired. This is definitely a heart warming video, as we see barriers being > broken down thanks to the wonders of modern technology. I wonder whether > similar training concepts and ideas can be incorporated so that those who > want to use tablets on the Android platform will not feel left out of the > equation. > > By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Logitech Keyboard Folio for iPad and iPad > mini, Apple Adds 'Offers In-App Purchases' Warning To App Store Descriptions, > > > > > > Original Article: > http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/03/the-blind-have-use-for-an-ipad-too/ > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 2641/6205 - Release Date: 03/26/13 > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
