As I've said in the past, Blindsquare includes braille-specific settings. The latest update even added more braille features, specifically commands to let you quickly accomplish tasks from a braille keyboard. Again, the BSQEvent app is Blindsquare, but limited to only a few locations; download it and try it out, it's free. On Jun 25, 2014, at 12:27 PM, todd patkus <[email protected]> wrote:
> To Deafblind users on this list, > > Have you tried BlindSquare using Braille displays? If so, how accessible is > it? > > Thank you. > > Todd > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "'David Goldfield' via VIPhone" <[email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:15:30 -0400 >> Subject: Re: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone > >> Grant, >> thank you for this detailed explanation. It helps, as I'm just > trying >> to determine what makes each GPS app different and advantageous > over the >> others. For me, what I'm really wanting is an app that can speak > my >> location while moving, such as when going to and from work on a > train, >> as well as having the ability to program a route to get turn by > turn >> driving directions. thank you again. > > >> David Goldfield, > > >> Founder and Peer Coordinator, >> Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually > Impaired >> Feel free to visit my new Web site >> http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ > >> Grant Hardy wrote: >>> Hello David, BlindSquare is an exceptional app in that it can > announce your current heading, current address range, and cross streets as > you approach them. It can also announce points of interest around you, and > you can create your own custom POIs as well (e.g. your home, office, or even > a park bench). The information BlindSquare speaks is relatively customizable > (e.g. you can turn off the announcement of points of interest). Also > BlindSquare caches nearby intersection information, so if you lose cellular > data for a few minutes, that should not be too problematic. Since > BlindSquare can still speak when your device is locked or when the app is in > the background, it is extremely conservative on battery power. It also uses > remarkably little data. It does not support the creation of routes, but it > can open a maps app like Apple Maps or Google Maps with all the details > already filled in for you, so this is not much of an issue in my opinion. In > BlindSquare you can also simulate any location and check out the points of > interest around that location. It is regularly updated with new features, > and is a personal favorite for me. > >>> The Seeing Eye GPS app does support routes, but there's no > ability to create custom POIs or simulate a location. It's also a lot harder > on batteries and uses a lot more data in my experience. It hasn't been > updated in months, either. At a very premium price, I'd almost be ready to > dismiss the app entirely except for one thing: it offers quite a bit more > detail than BlindSquare when announcing intersections. This may be very > useful if you are still learning your way around an area. > >>> Both apps offer the ability to point your device in a certain > direction and hear what intersections and points of interest are in that > direction. You can also use both apps in tandem. > >>> Grant > >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: June 25, 2014 6:16 AM >>> To: 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone >>> Subject: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone > >>> I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the > amount of available GPS apps, that we could probably have a separate mailing > list just to discuss this one capability. I also realize that my questions > could generate a variety of opinions but that's OK. >>> So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and > started out in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which I can use > and, for the most part, which I like. I've also downloaded several free GPS > apps that I'm in the process of evaluating and learning. One of the things > that I really loved about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak my > current location, which I found beneficial while on the train going to work. > Given the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the specialized, > blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What benefits can we get with > Seeing eye or Blindsquare? > >>> -- >>> David Goldfield, > > >>> Founder and Peer Coordinator, >>> Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually > Impaired >>> Feel free to visit my new Web site >>> http://www.davidgoldfield.info/ > > > >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the > viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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