The only nasty accessibility issues for iBooks I know of are on the Mac. iBooks for iOS has always been accessible.
Teresa "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. Feynman On Apr 16, 2014, at 10:25 PM, Andrew Lamanche <[email protected]> wrote: > Teresa, > > When iBooks was originally released, there were accessibility issues with it. > Are they now gone? Also, can you now successfully use your Braille display > to read iBooks? > > Andrew > On 17 Apr 2014, at 00:15, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: > >> IBooks is extremely accessible on iOS. It uses Voiceover to read. I >> primarily use Braille, and the interface is very clean with a Braille >> display. I'm pretty sure iBooks has more of a selection than Bard, and it >> generally has more recently-published books, as some are published in ebook >> format and print simultaneously. I think Kindle may have even more of a >> selection than iBooks. One thing I still marvel at is the ability to hear an >> interview with an author or a book review and find it much of the time in >> the iBooks store. >> >> You can read epub files and also pdf files in iBooks, but you can't port the >> ibook format into other apps. >> >> HtH, >> Teresa >> >> Slow down; you'll get there faster. >> >> On Apr 16, 2014, at 10:12 AM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I get email promos about iBooks from time to time and was wondering about >>> others' experience with this app. With the wealth of content available to >>> us through the BARD Mobile, Kindle, Audible, and Voice Dream Reader apps, >>> I'm trying to decide if I should load this one too. I'm curious: >>> >>> Whether this app works like the Kindle app and the books available for it >>> are TTS which are read with the native iPhone VoiceOver voice? Are other >>> voices available? >>> Whether accessibility is well-implemented in this app? >>> Can iBooks be played on any other app such as Voice Dream Reader? I assume >>> not since I imagine they come with DRM. >>> How do you compare iBooks with similar apps such as Kindle? >>> >>> Thanks for any comments you can share for these questions. >>> >>> Alan Lemly >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >>> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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