Esther, you are incredible. Thanks so much for all this information. I am currently in Innsbruck, getting ready to attend a Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler concert, but you can be sure that as soon as I get back home to Vienna, I will start to go through the links you so kindly provided.
Thanks again and my very best, Mike On 7,Nov,2011, at 10:01 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Michael, > > I'll point you to John Panarese's MacForTheBlind web pages that have this > documentation in other formats: > http://macfortheblind.com/documentation?page_id=12 > > You'll be able to get .rtf format files for the iPhone iOS 5.0 user guide, > and for iOS 5 keyboard commands and gestures. Note that the latter, in > particular will not be up to date. So if you care about learning, for > example, the keyboard shortcuts and commands for using Braille devices with > your iPhone, you should visit the current web site from which this earlier > document was generated (Daniel Göransson's AxS Lab page on "iOS VoiceOver > Gesture, Keyboard & Braille Shortcuts", mentioned in previous recent posts on > this list): > http://axslab.com/ios-shortcuts > If you have an Apple Wireless Keyboard, you'll be able to pair it via > Bluetooth with your iPhone and use it for both keyboard navigation and text > entry. (Note that the documented shortcut for switching between active apps > with Command+Tab does not work under iOS 5, although it worked under iOS 4.) > Most, but not all, commands can be executed by keyboard, but there are > instances where there is no equivalent for VoiceOver gestures. That's also > true for the use of paired Braille devices, and timing of your typing with > these devices can be tricky. > > The accessible HTML version of the iPhone User Guide also shows up as a > bookmark under the Safari App of your iPhone, and I believe this should come > up in whatever language you used to activate your iPhone, or else you may be > able to change the language. And incidentally, if you want the iPhone user > guide for iOS 5 that Colin linked in German instead of English, just change > the two letter code at the end from "e n" for English to "d e" for German -- > for example: > http://help.apple.com/iphone/5/voiceover/de/ > > If this is your first iOS touch screen device, I strongly suggest that you > create a link to the section on VoiceOver and save it as an icon on your > iPhone home screen for quick direct access. For example, in the iPhone User > Guide you might use the link for "VoiceOver": > http://help.apple.com/iphone/5/voiceover/en/iph3e2e4218.html > Or, you could navigate down to a link for a specific section, like "VoiceOver > Gestures": > http://help.apple.com/ipodtouch/5/voiceover/en/iph3e2e2281.html > If you send yourself an email with this link, and then double tap the link > when you read your message in mail, Safari on your iPhone will open up to the > page you've linked. Double tap the "Utilities" button at the bottom of your > screen in the Safari app, just above the "Home" button. Then double tap > either the "Add Bookmark" button to add that section of the guide as a > bookmark to Safari, or double tap the "Add to Home Screen" button if you want > to add an icon to access that section of the user guide from your home > screen. > > I used this feature a lot when I first learned VoiceOver on the third > generation iPod Touch. > > You may have read Michael Freeman's article in the October Braille Monitor on > "My Adventures with the iPhone": > http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm11/bm1109/bm1109tc.htm > Some of those tips may help you. He references the book by Dean Martineau > and Anna Dresner called "Getting Started with the iPhone" from National > Braille Press: > http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/IPHONE.html > This was written for iOS 4, but you may still find it useful, because it > covers a lot of the concepts and actions that are part of using the iPhone. > I also happen to think that the Accessible World Tek Talk podcast that Dean > and Anna made for this book back in February 2011 is worth listening to if > you're a new user. If you go to: > http://www.accessibleworld.org/ > and type in their names into the search box, e.g.: "dresner martineau" you'll > get a link to the mp3 file of that podcast. > > Another good resource are the Vision Australia Technology podcasts. Go to: > http://www.visionaustralia.org/info.aspx?page=2287 > > Check out the podcasts under both the links for iOS 5 with VoiceOver and iOS > 4 with VoiceOver. Finally, there are all sorts of other podcasts out there. > Mike Arrigo has done some on Blind Cool Tech (along with everything else!). > Dean Martineau did one there quite a while ago on reorganizing the home > screen. There are several reviews of apps. > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Nov 7, 2011, at 09:45, Red.Falcon wrote: > >> Hi Michael! >> I'm sorry I've no knowledge of that stuff! :] >> Never use it! >> Colin >> >> On 7 Nov 2011, at 19:09, Michael Busboom wrote: >> >>> Hello Colin, >>> >>> I would like to be able to read all of the documentation to which you >>> referred on my Victor Reader Stream. Do you per chance know of a program >>> that would let me download the URL and all of the texts within the links in >>> the document? If there isn't such a beast, then I will gladly read it at >>> my Mac. >>> >>> Best regards and thanks! >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> On 7,Nov,2011, at 8:00 PM, Red.Falcon wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Michael! >>>> This link should help! >>>> Colin >>>> >>>> http://help.apple.com/iphone/5/voiceover/en/index.html >>>> >>>> On 7 Nov 2011, at 18:53, Michael Busboom wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>> >>>>> I have recently acquired an iPhone 4 with iOS5. I am wondering where I >>>>> can obtain documentation on how to use the phone with VoiceOver. There >>>>> are lots of gestures and probably a lot of tricks one can employ to >>>>> maximise usage of the phone. I would be grateful if someone could point >>>>> me to a link where I can get documentation or hear podcasts on this >>>>> subject. >>>>> >>>>> Kindest regards to all, >>>>> >>>>> Mike > > <--- 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/>. 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