Hi Chris, I actually have a sighted classmate at university who uses VoiceOVer to read iBooks. However, I do know that iBooks also has a setting which lets you read kids books aloud, I believe, but I'm not sure if this extends to all books or simply depending on the author's permission.
However, it does mean that he knows how to even navigate the phone with VoiceOver, and though he uses Navigon, he still finds it useful to tap the directions sometimes in the car. I'd definitely agree with you that VoiceOver can be a very convenient tool. Regards, Nicolai On Oct 26, 2011, at 11:14 AM, chris hallsworth wrote: > Hello all. > Thought I would bring this up for discussion. > I had a support worker this morning who has an iPhone 4. I mentioned that it > can be used by the blind and visually impaired thanks to VoiceOver. So I made > them aware of where to turn on VoiceOver. But I had some ideas that came into > my mind. > 1. You could be reading a book, but you would rather listen to it than > looking at it. > 2. You could be driving. Here in the UK drivers are prohibited from looking > at their mobile phones, including iPhones, while driving. So they could > perhaps use VoiceOver so they can hear when a call is coming in or listen to > a message they received. Of course the call would have to be made through a > handsfree kit. > So what do you think to the idea that VoiceOver, if made aware by the general > public, could in fact be used as a convenient option for the sighted? > I look forward to this discussion. > Chat soon. > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
