I've actually done it a few times. I'd say it's a challenge, but not inaccessible.
Teresa "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."--Groucho Marx On Feb 22, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Richard. I can tell you right now, using Find My iPhone using the iCloud > website on a Mac is just as inaccessible as it is on the PC. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > > On Feb 22, 2014, at 12:57 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Jim, >> >> You are right. From a PC, Find My iPhone through iCloud is completely >> useless to a screen reader user. >> I tried with Window-eyes and NVDA. >> >> My sighted wife can get to the iPhone, and make it play a sound, if desired >> even erase it, etc. >> But, none of that is accessible. >> >> I've written [email protected] and asked about this. >> Granted, I will likely get the usual we forwarded it to the people who deal >> with such things, which in too many cases seems to be people in the fifth >> basement in a locked room, with no internet connection. >> But, I'm letting my critical side come through. Obviously, Apple has done >> amazing things with the iDevices and they have, actually, responded to >> customer feedback. However, it seems awfully slow and frustrating at times. >> >> Maybe, there needs to be a polite push from hundreds, if not thousands, of >> blind users to get them to make this accessible from a PC. I have no idea >> how accessible it might be from a Mac. >> >> It is completely accessible from an iDevice. >> >> Richard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Jim Ruby >> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 9:22 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Heads Up: Learn to Use Where's My iPhone >> >> I took a look at this link and went to the link provided and I could get no >> info about my iPhone. Yes I have find my iphone active on all devices. Yet >> it only sees one of my devices and I can not see any map data on it other >> then to center the map. I wish they would provide some text information. >> Apple accessibility is lacking terribly with the icloud. At least for me >> using win 7 and ie 11 you just can not do much of anything. >> >> Androis with my s3 I can access everything I can lock the phone, make it >> ring etc. I don't remember if gave me an address I could read though. I'll >> have to go have a look at again. >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Richard Turner >> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 8:39 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Heads Up: Learn to Use Where's My iPhone >> >> Assuming you are talking about Apple's Find My iPhone app, here is the Apple >> support page with information and links where you can learn all you need to >> know to use Find My iPhone. >> http://support.apple.com/kb/ph2696 >> >> "There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be >> nothing." - Aristotle >> >> >> On Feb 22, 2014, at 5:41 AM, SSEric <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> The part that makes it inaccessible is the map it shows. You can read >> what address the device is, but beyond that someone would have to look at a >> map. But, just knowing how to quickly get someone to that point before your >> phone is turned off could help you retrieve it. Unfortunately, by the time I >> figured out how to get to iCloud.com or download the app on another device, >> whoever had found my phone had turned it off. Some 12 hours later they still >> have not turned it in or called me to say they have it. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 22, 2014, at 7:24 AM, "Michael Malver" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have no idea how to use "where is my iPhone" >> I have it enabled, but is there an accessible tool to use if the phone >> is >> stolen? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of SSEric >> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 5:34 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Heads Up: Learn to Use Where's My iPhone >> >> >> We just found out the hard way that one should really have at least some >> familiarity with using where's my iPhone, either the app or iCloud.com. >> Ironically, just last week I suggested we figure out that in case, and >> today >> she lost her phone. 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