Gigi, Currently, I'm in the same situation as your friend who decided to put her iPhone away. But I don't want to do that. So, I'm looking for anything that might help me to use my iPod. I do realize that I will not be enjoying the experience of using a touchscreen with a screen reader, but that's at least better than not using the device at all.
On 27/10/2011, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the problem is that most people become frustrated because they have > this idea in their mind and a set of expectations that cannot be met. > Also some people are more visual and yes this includes blind people. Some > people have a very different spacial awareness and a touch-screen > environment will just make sense and I feel I am sort of like that. I was > very fortunate to have mastered the iPhone within a few days of owning it. > Of course I had the added advantage of realizing I did not have a device to > fall back on, so I had some real incentive. I understand for some this will > not be the case, but I do believe that unless you immerse yourself in the > experience and learning it will make the process take longer and will be > more difficult. I have told people this who have switched from another OS to > the Mac. You just have to dive in at some point and sink or swim. Chances > are you will learn to swim pretty quickly. > This is why I feel strongly the keyboard should come second. I think there > are some who have gotten the keyboard and now find themselves trapped in a > world where they are trying to balance the keyboard against the > touch-screen. Primary reason is efficiency of typing. True typing on a > regular keyboard is going to be more efficient and that is true even for > sighted people, but you also cheat yourself out of the experience in using > the on-screen keyboard for those times when you do not have a physical > keyboard handy. > > On Oct 26, 2011, at 5:38 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > >> Hi Guys. >> You know, the more I think about it, I think some people would learn >> better if they had a keyboard in the beginning, as long as they then >> transitioned to the touch screen after getting familiar with the device. I >> have an acquaintance who has a lot of computer experience, having used >> Jaws and braille displays on her job. However, she is firmly convinced >> that she has to be shown everything and can't learn it on her own. She got >> an iPhone, and got frustrated because of the touch screen and then just >> put it away saying that she just couldn't do it. I think she might have >> done better with a keyboard from the beginning and switched to the touch >> screen later once she learned. I think it's a personal style. didn't find >> out about the keyboards until later, and I'm glad I learned the touch >> screen first for myself. Rahul, I think you will want to make a judgment >> as to which method would work better for you. You definitely want to be >> able to use the touch screen for as many activities as possible because >> you don't want to have a situation where you must have the keyboard with >> you to function on your device. >> >> Regards, >> Gigi >> >> On Oct 26, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> Rahul, >>> >>> Yes the wireless bluetooth keyboard will work with an iPod Touch and in >>> fact with any iOS device. The keyboard is the same keyboard you would >>> find on the MacBook line of computers. Most functions you can perform via >>> the touch-screen can be performed with the keyboard. >>> However, as far as whether using the screen or keyboard will be >>> subjective and the only advice I can offer is learn to use the >>> touch-screen and then use the keyboard. You will find cases where you may >>> not have the keyboard, so it will benefit you to learn how to operate >>> with and without the keyboard. >>> >>> On Oct 26, 2011, at 4:33 PM, Rahul Bajaj wrote: >>> >>>> Rahul >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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