I think you've already gotten this advice, but there are good podcasts
that can get you started. There are also a few good books out there as
well. For good podcasts check out applevis.com and htb2.com which are
just two of many sources. For books, check out Jonathan Mosen and The
National Braille Press.
To make sure you're running with the high quality voices go into
Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> VoiceOver On and make sure the
"Use compact voice" is toggled off. Just double tap it to toggle between
on and off. If it isn't there then continue into the Languages and
Dialects menu and double tap the default dialect button. At the bottom
of the screen, you'll see enhanced quality which you can toggle between
on and off. If it's off, you may have to wait for the high quality voice
to be downloaded. As with any synthetic voice, you may need some time to
get used to it.
When you double tap in an edit field, a virtual keyboard pops up in the
bottom portion of the screen. This keyboard is laid out like a real
querty keyboard, so what appears like characters in a random order is
just the keys on a real keyboard laid out in the same rows and columns
as you have on your keyboard. With time and practice you begin to learn
where on the keyboard each letter should be, like the 'q' in the upper
left hand corner of the keyboard, the 'f' in the middle, the 'l' on the
right hand side and so on.
Here are a few tips which I learned when I first started playing with my
iPhone that helped a lot.
Use a two finger swipe up to start reading the screen from the top. This
won't include the status bar, which includes the time, network strength,
remaining battery charge and so on, but will start reading the actual
content of the screen. Use a one finger swipe or flick from left to
right or right to left to move from object to object on the screen. Once
you hear an object you want to activate, just double tap anywhere on the
screen. You don't have to actually double tap the object itself. This
being able to flick left and right through the objects on the screen and
double tap anywhere to activate an object are the two things that really
got me started with the iPhone and VoiceOver.
You can also just run your finger around the screen to hear the objects
and see how it's laid out. Again, if you hear an object you want to
activate, just double tap anywhere on the screen. There are lots of
gestures to learn, but I think this, along with the other resources,
should help. Good luck!
On 10/15/2013 03:39 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
Dear Group I have NEVER USED IOS with voice over before and one of my
relatives bought me an Iphone 5s after hearing it has blind accessibility.
I have been using it or trying to for a couple of days without much success.
I expected it to be a tough learning curve and am willing to put the effort
in but I am struggling to understand the premises on which the whole thing
is based. Previously I have always used Jaws for Windows . It says that
Voice over is using the premium voice but there was no improvement in the
actual voice from when it said it was using the compact voice. Is there any
way you can have the premium voice downloaded but have some setting turned
on somewhere to use the compact voice as the default for reading? It sounds
pretty ugly. Also when I go into safari and want to type into a text field
such as address or search field I double tap and voice over says text field
editing,but then the only way I can seem to access letters is by flicking up
and down but the order they appear in doesn't seem to follow any logic .
Lists of gestures are helpful but they don't tell you how to combine these
to do certain tasks and everything seems so context sensitive. I have heard
the apple disability department being mentioned does this only exist in the
US, or is there a version in England. They may be more helpful than
applecare. I would be grateful for any advice you can give me.
Many Thanks, Lee
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