Well, I turn on my Bluetooth display about 90% of the time, so I didn't even notice. That is a great point about the switch devices. It makes me wonder about how often sighted folks think about turning VO on and off with triple-click-home. Icertainly don't see signs of Apple flagging on accessibility features as some have charged. Quite the opposite. :)
Teresa "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan > On Jul 1, 2014, at 5:16 AM, Gmail <englishride...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I would imagine this is also great for deaf-blind users who access and iOS > device solely through a Braille display. > > > Thanks, > Ari > >> On Jul 1, 2014, at 7:20 AM, Christopher Hallsworth >> <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Heard of this Switch Control and sounds very fascinating. I don't think we >> as VO users can use it though. It's designed for severely motor impaired >> users who need special ways to access an iOS device, a switch device being >> one of them. Obviously these devices require bluetooth so this needs to >> remain on for them to work. >> >> Christopher Hallsworth >> Student at the Hadley School for the Blind >> www.hadley.edu >> >>> On 01/07/2014 08:52, David Chittenden wrote: >>> Yes, this is now the default setting. It is for those with disabilities who >>> require switch access for accessing their iOS devices. Unlike you, if >>> Bluetooth is accidentally switched off, they cannot get it turned back on >>> without assistance. It is far easier for you to turn Bluetooth off again. >>> >>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> 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. The archives for this list >> can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
