Hi Scott, I totally agree. I am not moving from the IOS platform anytime soon. From all the discussions about Android, Apple is the Mercedes Benz when it comes to accessibility. For a lot of us, braille is the prefer method to read our books, so in a ksense the blind community lags behind our sighted folks that can scroll continuously. I have moved away from using my Apex with my iPhone, but I need to get back to it, as my contracted braille skills aren't being used much with BrailleTouch (not at all). We should all tip our hats to Apple for being able to use a device right out of the box. I guess if there are enough of us that politely contact Apple accessibility, it may climb the ladder a little bit. Thanks for your input.
Eileen -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Davert Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 11:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Kindle with Braille display Hi Eileen. Sadly, Apple is a closed type system, and if Android ever gets just as usable with braille as Apple, and it has the ability to do continuous reading, it's something I'll have to give a serious look. I use braille almost exclusively now, so it's a major thing for me. I'd love it if Apple would make it possible to scroll continuously with a braille display, but I'm sure it's very low on their list of priorities at this point. There are some rather significant VoiceOver issues that need reparing, namely, the inability to go from heading to heading without the page moving in odd ways. Scott On 5/24/13, Eileen Misrahi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Scott, > > I guess these responses get me furious that Apple can be so anal and > controlling of what can be permitted or not. This is an accessibility > problem to make the reading experience more enjoyable and efficient. JMO. > > Eileen > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Scott Davert > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 11:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Kindle with Braille display > > Hi. > It's an Apple limitation in the braille driver. Continuous reading > with braille displays is not an option with any app. > > Scott > > On 5/24/13, Peter Bosher <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, I'm using the Kindle iPhone app to read books in Braille with >> an Apex Braillenote, and fantastic it is too, apart from this glitch: >> when I use the next-page command, either from the Apex or on the >> phone, it is very unreliable. It sometimes stays on the same page, >> sometimes jumps two pages forward, and occasionally goes correctly >> to the next page. Has anyone found a reliable way to read >> continuously from a Braille display? 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