email change

2017-01-28 Thread Cheree
Cheree Heppe here: Could you send future emails to the following email? This email will be going away by January 30. Send to: dogsc...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Iphone stuttering, frequency, triggers, recurrence

2016-12-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Vo stuttering seems to happen when using the phone following accessing apps. Disabling vo and re-engaging sets vo temporarily right. The vo stuttering sounds the way a Windows speech synth does when two iterations of synths run simultaneously. Anyone experiencing this? Sent from my iPhone -- T

Re: Aftershockz bluez 2s headset

2016-11-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
gt; prefer something that works better on the train, but otherwise I love my > Aftershokz > and highly recommend them. > >> On Nov 16, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Cheree Heppe wrote: >> >> I love mine because they let me hear both ambient and i-device sounds, >> impr

Re: Aftershockz bluez 2s headset

2016-11-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
I love mine because they let me hear both ambient and i-device sounds, improving navigation and phone access. They pair just fine. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 16, 2016, at 13:46, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > Hi, > > Has anyone on the list had aftershockz bluez 2S headset? If so, is it easy

Re: Off topic but i hope you folks in New York and New Jersey are ok and keeping your heads down

2016-09-19 Thread Cheree Heppe
People who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it. There's a difference between a strong leader and a strong man. By the way, my iPhone 6 Plus is behaving like my email, with the same e-mail-ish icons and all. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 19, 2016, at 09:53, Scott Granados wrote: >

Re: Alarm Bug in IOS 10.0.1

2016-09-19 Thread Cheree Heppe
No alarm heard here. Maybe somebody needs to work harder on basics in the accessibility playground and drop the superfluous fluff, such as Mail headings telling blind listers that a selected message comes from a mail list. Maybe blind can't tell that a mail message comes from a mail list that t

Re: IOS10 Mail app changes

2016-09-15 Thread Cheree Heppe
Firing range?? LOL Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 15, 2016, at 18:44, Scott Granados wrote: > > Cheree, you’re not going anywhere. Even if you don’t like the change in > mail. If you think that’s tricky try using Android. Android is a joke of an > operating system in comp

Re: IOS10 Mail app changes

2016-09-15 Thread Cheree Heppe
urse, jump ship. But, >> inevitable there as well. the cycle repeats itself. >> >> Release notes of sorts can be found at the wonderful resource called >> Applevis. >> >> How long have you been using OS X? I am still learning this system but it >> sure ou

Re: IOS10 Mail app changes

2016-09-15 Thread Cheree Heppe
7;s Keyboard... > Are We Alone in the Universe? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >> On 9/15/2016 6:03 PM, Cheree Heppe wrote: >> It seems counterproductive to force an up-to-date, streamlined >> functionality, such as iOS to emulate an older, difficult, clumsy >> syst

Re: IOS10 Mail app changes

2016-09-15 Thread Cheree Heppe
You developers and designers, changers and alter era can flick yourselves into you-know-where regarding this change to mail on iOS. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 15, 2016, at 15:27, David Chittenden wrote: > > Correct, the way messages are handled has changed. Visually, it now looks > much mo

Re: IOS10 Mail app changes

2016-09-15 Thread Cheree Heppe
It seems counterproductive to force an up-to-date, streamlined functionality, such as iOS to emulate an older, difficult, clumsy system, namely OS. If I'm not mistaken, there are more users of the iOS than the OS. The iOS represents a gateway experience that the public has readily adopted. Amon

Re: new Mac

2016-09-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
I would buy the smallest with the most processing power. They all handle VoiceOver. These are not Windows Machines. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2016, at 16:01, Sarai Bucciarelli > wrote: > > Hi guys: > Hope all is going well. I currently have a 2010 15 inch Macbook pro, 500 GB > HD,

Re: Future technology gifts for my girlfriend

2016-09-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
I own an Air and love the form factor. The retina is elegant, but not as powerful. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2016, at 11:24, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Yeah it does thank you. Will sleep on it. >> On 10 Sep 2016, at 19:09, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> I think your mac applica

Re: Strategies for Charging your iPhone 7 while using wired Headphones

2016-09-08 Thread Cheree Heppe
ulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > >> On 9/09/2016, at 8:14 AM, Cheree Heppe wrote: >> >> Why not use a splitter? >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Sep 8, 2016, at 11:23, Mike Arrig

Re: Strategies for Charging your iPhone 7 while using wired Headphones

2016-09-08 Thread Cheree Heppe
Why not use a splitter? Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 8, 2016, at 11:23, Mike Arrigo wrote: > > this is why they should have used Micro USB as the standard originally like > all other manufacturers. USB C will be the next standard, I guess it will > eventually replace micro USB, will probably

Re: I need a good bluetooth headset recommendation

2016-09-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
This is okay for music and allows clear hearing of ambient and generated sound simultaneously. Try the Aftershocks products. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 07:31, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > > I’m wondering if anyone knows of a good, stereo, headset for the mac that is > bluetooth, bu

Re: OT: need referral for a top shelf labor law attorney in the Boston area

2016-07-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
e We Alone in the Universe? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >> On 7/25/2016 1:12 PM, Cheree Heppe wrote: >> Recorded messages of that nature are inadmissible as evidence. >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 25, 2016, at 11:12, E.T. wrote: >>&g

Re: OT: need referral for a top shelf labor law attorney in the Boston area

2016-07-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
Recorded messages of that nature are inadmissible as evidence. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 25, 2016, at 11:12, E.T. wrote: > > Scott, > I am floored by the type of questions HR was asking. Even John and Jane Q. > Public do not get this low. > > It's too bad you did not see this coming a

Re: OT: need referral for a top shelf labor law attorney in the Boston area

2016-07-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
You're not alone by any means. Try the two blindness Orgs for referrals. ACLU might work. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 25, 2016, at 04:54, Scott Granados wrote: > > I’ll make this quick. I’m aware of the Massachusetts commission for the > blind and the commission for equal opportunity and I

Re: HP's radical new computing design or Singularity here we come!

2016-07-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
Good one! Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2016, at 07:12, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Wow, Scot, I probably only understand half of that, but it's crazy. Thanks > for sharing. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Jul 15, 2016, at 10:40 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >> >> Absolutely startling developments at H

Re: o/t another sign of the times AISquared acquired by vfo

2016-06-14 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Isn't GW Micro part of AI Squared? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 14, 2016, at 11:57 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > > http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ai-squared-joins-vfo-home-of-freedom-scientific-and-optelec-300284405.html > > The end is one step c

Re: Looking for audio or even txt tutorials to get me started with VO and my new Mac

2016-06-13 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I am liking and learning from a book on the ibooks store titled: Mastering the Macintosh With VoiceOver by Tim Sniphin (SP) Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 13, 2016, at 9:28 PM, Andy wrote: > > Hi Kimeer. > > where these books available as text files or Brail

Re: I thought Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac was suppose to be accessible

2016-06-04 Thread Cheree
Cheree Heppe here: Once upon a time, after everything else did not work, blind people participated in on site protests, complete with signs, slogans and songs. One of those songs could just as well be adapted for the accessibility issues dividing our productivity now. The old song goes: Wait

Re: I thought Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac was suppose to be accessible

2016-06-04 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: That's not what the Microsoft reps who sold me the MS Office product said. Apparently, they had also been mis-led. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 4, 2016, at 09:04, Mary Otten wrote: > > There was never any claim made for the accessibi

Re: I thought Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac was suppose to be accessible

2016-06-04 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I purchased MS Office 2013, a purchase I continue to regret. It's my guess that totally blind testers are scarce in Microsoft cosmology, while partially sighted testers who meet the legal definition of blindness and make directors and managers comfortable around blin

Re: iPad Pro 9.7inch.

2016-05-23 Thread Cheree Heppe
The smart keyboard works well and can fold to stand the iPad pro in landscape mode. I think that there is a separate back side snap on to protect from scratching. Typing on that keyboard is fine. Since I have a Keys2Go Keyboard that is flat and portable and fits in bags and purses, that's what

Re: Apple store now stocking accessibility items

2016-05-13 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe Here: I vote for Hyms and which other Braille display/note takers interface with Apple devices. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone > On May 12, 2016, at 17:22, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > It's incredibly nice to see that Apple is doing thi

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-18 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I use Aftershocks bone conduction earphones and haven used other headsets since. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 18, 2016, at 09:27, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > thanks will have to tell my brother patrick about that. i heard a few year

Re: Cleaning IPhone screen, perhaps an obvious question

2016-03-15 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I use those microfiber cloths for wiping my various screens. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 15, 2016, at 22:24, Ben J. Bloomgren wrote: > > I would think that the paper towel would scratch the screen. > > Ben > - Original Message - > From:

Re: I need some help with accessible career planning.

2016-03-03 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: A national Org called Score is staffed by business and professional executives. They assist with business start ups, but have assisted in other areas. Just stop by the local office or phone, ask and persist. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 3, 2016, at 10:00, Vaughn Br

Re: Uber Questions

2016-02-07 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Where can you order a ride and keep track of a ride for somebody else? Unless the third party rider goes on your Uber app and payment. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 7, 2016, at 21:10, Gabe Griffith wrote: > > Another cool thing about Uber is that you can request a

Re: Slow speech with voices other than Alex

2015-09-19 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: We are having similar problems with VoiceOver and speech rates. Using the Australian female voice, where the IOS8 type rate ran at 30 to 35 as normal rate, the IOS9 speech rate runs around 50 and above. Who is tweeking these accessibility settings, anyway? This looks a lot

Re: Attention Any Americans Who Have Applied On-line for Jobs through usajobs.gov *urgent help; needed*

2015-06-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
Windows doesn't help much on USA Jobs. The Feds dodge most real disability accommodations in favor of legacy solutions that have not worked in the mainstream. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 16, 2015, at 16:11, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Sounds like something to be reported directly to the Pres

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

2015-04-22 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: With all that has been posted and written, I finally stopped by our city's Apple store to check out the two sizes of Apple watches. The Apple store has installed a table for displaying the various band types and the two watch sizes. There are demo watches kept in a d

Re: Incredibly important question about application accessibility

2015-03-24 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Write them up on Yelp. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 23, 2015, at 18:23, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Chris, > > They do have phone support, but I've been dealing with those idiots for > months upon months now. they told me they have

Re: So Voice Over is on the Apple Watch.

2015-03-19 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Braille watches fit my user patterns best, but, I'm definitely checking the Apple watch out. I travel with a dog guide and don't lose the functionality to dog hair jams. Ever tried adding very small amounts of fish oil or canned sardines to the dog's food? Thi

Re: To Doug, and others interested in the Vario Ultra

2015-03-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I got an upgrade to a Baum Pronto a the start of 2014. I like the Pronto's key layot and portable size. However, the Pronto sorftware seems clumsy and convoluted and some of their help documents seem patronizing to blind techniques. I have not even achieved basic usab

Re: David Woodbridge's book from iBooks

2014-12-03 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Can you access any files on your Mac while using your iPhone? Do you use IMAP? Sent from my IPhone 4S On 3 Dec 2014, at 20:58, Juliette Swiler wrote: I downloaded the book by David Woodbridge on my Mac from the iBooks store. But when I open iBooks on the iPhone, the book

Re: getting started

2014-12-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: In the iBooks store, the book: Mastering the Mackintosh with VoiceOver Solidly detailed and blindness tested. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 2 Dec 2014, at 17:13, Lorie McCloud wrote: is there a place where I can download a "Getting STarted with th

Re: VarioConnect with a mac and iOS device

2014-11-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
I have a Baum Pronto. The files and menu structure seem to involve more steps than a Humanware PK. The Hims latest has more intuitive menus, but a lesscomfortable keyboard. That's what I know. Sent from my IPhone 4S On 2 Nov 2014, at 1:20, Andrew Lamanche wrote: Hi, Could those of you wh

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
they are handed concept refers to a nonexistent hypothetical entity that is totally interchangeable...at last count having 400 million pairs of feet. if that does not sound like you, make your own computer choices. Just my far from the insider take, Kare > On Sat, 25 Oct 2014, Cheree Hepp

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
ss what I’m saying is continue submitting bug > reports and feature requests, and, expect for them to be addressed but be > reasonable. > bug reports should be clear, expressing the facts of the issue, outlining how > and where it occurs, certainly they can include how it affect

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
ve is Siri but that has little impact on my iPhone 5's usability. In a perfect world we would have zero issues with accessibility but then, in a perfect world, we would not need accessibility. >From The Believer. . . . . . what if it were true? ancient.ali...@icloud.com > On 10/25/

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
is necessary. That’s my rant for the week. Have a good day all. Later… Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Oct 25, 2014, at 9:19 AM, Cheree Heppe wrote: > > Cheree Heppe here: > Even with the problems listed over a wide range of applications, I updated > one of my i

Re: iOs 8.1 performance on iPhone 4S

2014-10-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Even with the problems listed over a wide range of applications, I updated one of my iOS devices last night. If what I am learning about 8.1 is symptomatic, I think blind users can kiss good Apple access good-bye. One area: I remember getting my first iPhone and, in extreme

Re: It’s official, Apple confirms October 16th special event: ‘It’s been way too long’

2014-10-08 Thread Cheree Heppe
I had been waiting to upgrade my phone for some time and did choose the 6plus. The phone isn't here yet, but feels like a mini, mini in my hand. I did test to see if it would fit in my pocket -- and it did. I have not upgraded my current phone to IOS 8 due to multiple bug warnings from a numbe

Re: recommendation for braille device

2014-09-18 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Braille aware devices could be said to come in two basic types: displays and note takers. Now, a hybrid type having some note taking capabilities also are emerging. Which Braille device you may prefer is personal. Unfortunately, a blind user cannot simply memorize one set

Re: free book on using Mac with voiceover

2014-07-19 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: If I had had this book during my abortive attempt to understand the VO and MacBook Air interfaces, I would still be using the Mac. I would be well able to use this book's instructions. I am totally blind. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 19 Jul 2014,

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-14 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: What? The blind don't have the right to be cavalier? Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 14 Jul 2014, at 16:42, Robert C wrote: Such a cavalier attitude we do not need here. Quote of the nanosecond . . . Never raise your hand to your children -- it l

Re: No sound in iPhone 5S speaker...

2014-07-13 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I am operating an Iphone 4S on AT&T. I also operate an Ipad Mini and and IPad II. Since Saturday, July 12, all mentioned devices blip off as far as VoiceOver is concerned. My daughter says the Ipad looks dead. It won't re-start when the lock/unlock and home b

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-13 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: It would seem a difficult task to be a moderater of a list such as this. The topic does involve the IOS and MAC products, their development and future. Running a list might almost be seen as a type of fiefdom or micro-ecology where only certain items and iteas could be

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: How do you define your terms? Anger does not seem to be in play in the responses I have read. Unless you consider my mention of an emotional trigger to be akin to anger. I don't consider any of these previous posts to be angry. Insulted, concerned, worried, yes, bu

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Is a blog article the same as a resolution? Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 12 Jul 2014, at 18:57, Tristan wrote: I feel the need to point out this article: https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/comments-apple-and-nfb-resolution-2014-12 This gives me a largely new

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Who do you know that doesn't read background material before responding? Like I said ... emotional triggers. Regards, Cheree Heppe Senior Case Specialist Office of Disability, Adjudication and Review Social Security Administration Sent from my IPhone 4S On 12 Jul 201

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: regarding the latest NFB resolution on technology under discussion, it is definitely not always possible to get a right outcome by sweet reason or long deliberations and conferencing with the various parties. However, every year at the NFB's conventions, one or

Re: credit card devices that work with the IPhone.

2014-06-11 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Would a splitter solve the no earphone access problem? Sent from my IPhone 4S On 11 Jun 2014, at 6:47, Alex Hall wrote: You are looking for the Square credit card reader. It is free, and Square takes a small percentage of every transaction you make as payment. It connects

Re: Typing On The IPhone's On-Screen Keyboard

2014-05-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Typing on the on screen keyboard is a necessary skill. Sent from my IPhone 4S On 25 May 2014, at 13:50, Matthew Dyer wrote: Hi, Yes I just use the normal keyboard and dam able to use it with no probblem. Just my thouts. Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua

Re: IPhone 5 running 7.1 Messages broken?

2014-05-08 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: So, that could explain what's happening with messages on my phone. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 8 May 2014, at 8:07, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: Hello, and thank you. No, a simple tree off and on the phone did not clear up the problem. In fa

Re: a word in defense of the Apple accessibility team

2013-12-17 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Ket's say that a group of space faring humans crash landed on a planet that could support life, but circled an infrared star. The crash survivors would be unable to see without special infrared devices. After time, those devices would break down. Would the survivors

Re: a word in defense of the Apple accessibility team

2013-12-17 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Would you suggeat, then, that the blindness accessibility fall into the category of a publicity stunt and that Apple gets to accessibility elements when it benefits this aim? I have experienced increasing bugs across the IOS platform that impair function. I am collecting my

Re: Accessible App: BitCoin Ticker

2013-12-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here Have you found use for bit coins and, if so, how and why? Regards, Cheree HeppeSent from my IPhone 4S On 10 Dec 2013, at 11:53, Cara Quinn wrote: Hi All, Here is an accessible Bitcoin ticker. the app lists currency types on the ticker screen near the top. Below these, are a

Re: Feature Request: iCloud Syncing of VoiceOver Preferences

2013-11-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
Sent from my IPhone 4S On 2/11/2013, at 7:42, Nicholas Parsons wrote: HI Maria, If requests aren't getting to decision makers, contact up the chain. It's what consumers do. Regards, Cheree Heppe They responded to me by thanking me for the suggestion and saying they would pas

Survey

2013-10-31 Thread Cheree Heppe
urvey? I would be curious about the missing checkbox. If it is me, well, that's my problem. It the survey is set up to not select for totally blind members of the population, that would seem to represent a bias. Regards, Cheree Heppe P Sent from my IPhone 4S On 31/10/2013, at 9:13,

Gps finds the way

2013-08-28 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: The use of the GPS in a car could only have happened to somebody in a sit-com, but, trust me, it happened to my friends and me this afternoon. A pair of apparently solid sandals that I wore to work completely broke down, leaving me the choice of walking in my nearly bare

Re: a small gps victory

2013-08-21 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Experiences like these are exactly the justification for universal accessibility. More power to you and all of us! Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 21/08/2013, at 14:34, jean parker wrote: Dear all: After listening to Mike Orego's podcast on using g

Re: blind square

2013-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: On my commute this afternoon, I tried blind square on the bus. Sure enough, I got readouts of passing stores and learned more about my new area. For instance, there is a Pendleton outlet store at a bus stop on my way home. Good-bye fat wallet! When I neared my place, which I

Re: braille edge display and voice over?

2013-07-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Enable Mart sells the Braille Edge as well as other solutions. There appear to be downloadable Windows drivers to make Window Eyes and JAWS work with the Edge. Sent from my IPhone 4S On 10/07/2013, at 17:45, Cait and Maggie wrote: Eric, Thanks tons! This is totally helpful

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This is just another example of why niche thinking does not benefit the blind. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 07/07/2013, at 19:48, Alex Hall wrote: I just wanted to respond to a few points. I am not associated with Seeing Eye or Sendero in any way, but I

Re: My comparison of the scene live GPS and BlindSquare

2013-07-07 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Just got blind square and am relating to the app fairly well. I am just a beginner with it, but am using it without a tutor and any special training. Have navagon and ariadne, but haven't played in those apps much yet. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On

Re: The Sendero App.

2013-07-04 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: If an app with a subscriber price tag or sixty-some dollars per year appeared from the general market in the App Store, I guess there would be some takers. It so reflects that old, captive, unaware audiance modality which rehab and other specializing entities could present to

Re: If I really must get an iphone...

2013-06-26 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Talks or mobile speak recommend button phones which they support. Regards Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 26/06/2013, at 9:55, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi folks, I do not want one truth be told. My goal is a phone with buttons, and while some remain available from my

Re: features I wish Apple would have included

2013-06-11 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Have you written Apple directly re your suggested improvements? Apple needs to weigh input carefully to incorporate new elements which integrate without compromising a unified whole. At this point, everybody, from the legacy blind services providers whose gadgets the IOS

Re: Seeing Eye GPS APP

2013-06-03 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: If the seeing eye app requires an external gps receiver, wouldn't that defeat the purpose of using it with modern technologies such as the i-devices? Why would an app with such pre-release hype tye itself to legacy tech? There is a commercially available app called

Re: App Accessibility: Please Read!

2013-04-22 Thread Cheree Heppe
ther. JMO. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 22, 2013, at 6:34 AM, Cheree Heppe wrote: > Separate is never equal. > > Sent from my IPhone 4S > > On 21/04/2013, at 13:16, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi folks, > Inte

Re: App Accessibility: Please Read!

2013-04-22 Thread Cheree Heppe
Separate is never equal. Sent from my IPhone 4S On 21/04/2013, at 13:16, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi folks, Interesting discussion. This is just a suggestion. Why does access have to be included in the same ratings system at all? Two ideas come to mind here, again just as a question. First why no

Re: OT: Change.Org Petition Samsung Attack On Vlind

2013-02-26 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here It's about market share and accessibility, not childs play at all. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 26/02/2013, at 10:27, Carlene Knight wrote: If they would stop fighting like a couple of spoiled, bratty children, the problem would be solved as well.

Re: OT: Change.Org Petition Samsung Attack On Vlind

2013-02-25 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Samsung plays the charity angle by supporting braille sense products and Korean guide dogs based in Sol. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 24/02/2013, at 13:41, "J.P." wrote: I'm in U.S. too. This affects all. Theres no time limit... 215 sig

Re: Fleksy is now free

2013-02-17 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: There is a good weather app for the IPad called Celsius that seems to be accessible, at least on the installed main page. I'm looking for an accessible, chiming clock app for my IPads. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPad Mini On 2013 Whe 17, at 07:56, Rod Skene

Re: OT: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-17 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Actually, to compare HumanWare and the likes of Freedom Scientific to models of accessibility would be like comparing the warden of a prison to the leader of a democracy. Both these are for profit entities which is fine, but both do not conform to Windows or any other

Re: OT: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Did money concerns spur the implementation of accessible IOS? If not, what, then? What has changed between then and now? The money haasn't. Think about outcomes and shifting power bases. Would you want to engineer breaches, stumbles to return consumers to specia

Re: OT: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: The table index slider in the IBooks store is skittery and barely permits tactile interface before it shifts focus. Comparatively, the IPhone table intex slider is better paced and usably responsive to casual brush-over's or purposeful guided interaction by a user. I

Re: OT: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-16 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This fascinates me. Whenever a change in accessibility is made that impairs us, somebody always apologizes for us by saying that we have to make allowances for the visuals among us. Does that strike anyone as backward thinking? Hanging accessibility on the visual appeal

Re: OT: iOS 6 Disappointment!

2013-02-15 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: No need to make excuses for Apple. The IBooks store and the App Store have become significantly less accessible with the changing IOS versions. This doesn't have to happen and is a bad sign. In IBooks, there are horizontal rows of titles and at either end of those

Re: AccessNote Press Release

2013-02-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
key input. With IOS, such should not be necessary. IOS is the next wave. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPad On 02/02/2013, at 1:20, Danny Noonan wrote: > I actually payed for this app despite it's highly over priced nature and I'm > surprised to say, it's quite good.

Re: How to help blind people new to Mac learn it as fast and smooth as possible

2013-01-10 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: >From what has been recently posted about learning how to use an MBA and Mac >computers, and based on my very abbreviated experience with the MAC, and about >three years using IOS, I agree with the majority of thoughts and suggestions. Where I disagree concerns th

Re: How to help blind people new to Mac learn it as fast and smooth as possible

2013-01-09 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This topic comes at a great time, as, with this newly acquired MaccBook Air, I am experiencing difficulties. First, when the MBA turns on from a shut down, there is no audio signal to indicate that it is at a log-in screen or that it has come on at all. It seems that there

Re: Accessible Anti-Virus for the Mac

2013-01-03 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Windows Eset left a folder in Outlook Express even after a correct uninstall. I won't use it again anywhere. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 03/01/2013, at 6:07, Daniel C wrote: Hello, I was wondering what would be a good antivirus program that will

Re: where am I on voiceover?

2012-12-14 Thread Cheree Heppe
Yow will locking the vo keys affect general functions? Sent from my IPhone 4S On 14/12/2012, at 5:50, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi guys > For those of you who have trouble pushing a lot of keys, do you know that you > can lock your voiceover keys? If you press the voiceover keys plus the > semic

First steps

2012-12-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This is my first message on my MacBook Air 11 in the middle of the Portland Apple store. Many more to come. Finally, I'm it's Win-blows, bye-bye. Regards, Cheree Heppe On Dec 12, 2012, at 5:45 PM, Christina C. wrote: > Wow, I had no idea I could use my iPho

Re: helping a blind friend get technology

2012-12-02 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Suggest that, if possible, that the lady visit both the Apple store and somebody with a modified Windows machine and get a feel for which would be best. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 02/12/2012, at 9:20, Alex Hall wrote: > I see what you're sayin

Re: i pad mini question:

2012-11-15 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I find the IPad Mini easier to locate Icons on and have no problems carrying it in the smaller back pack compartments. It is definitely lighter weight than the standard IPad. I have used the tethering option, but found it slower. You might try getting one of those MiFi

Re: iPad App Store losing sales, alienating

2012-11-07 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This design in which a tiny area is to be flicked at to advance the app list isn't a realistic access methodology. The structure of the App Store prior to IOS 6 worked fine, as did the IBooks store. Since the change, My perusal and purchase of both apps and IBook

Re: iPad app store

2012-11-06 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Same with me on an iphone 4s, ipadd 2 and ipad mini. Totally unusable. Sent from my IPhone 4S On 06/11/2012, at 15:14, Lisette Wesseling wrote: > I'm only going to weigh into this discussion by saying that I too am having > the problems Chris described. I'm

Re: setting the clock on the Ipad

2012-10-23 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: The IPad has the same settings as the IPhone. I think that, on the home screen, you find and enter settings, scroll down to time and date, which is down near the bottom of the list inside general. I have set time automatically chacked. Then, you get out by double tapping

Re: Live stream ofApple Event

2012-10-23 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: If they keep tweeking IBooks, it will become unusable by blind users Sent from my IPhone 4S On 23/10/2012, at 10:14 AM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > They're talking about continuous scrolling in iBooks. I thought we could > already do that. > > -- > Chery

Re: Kindle app

2012-10-09 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: The way to stop the discriminatory behavior is with some old-fashioned letter writing, blogging, senator contacting and maybe, demonstrating. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Mike Arrigo" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 20:05 S

Re: Safari Books Online

2012-09-30 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I tried them because my agency is offering the books as enrichment and career enhancement materials. I had no luck reading those books on an IOS device. Either I got it really wrong or they aren't accessible to any significant degree. Whatdid you say was your work-a

Re: PDFPen for iPhone Now Available

2012-09-28 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Just up on the app store, 5:00 pdt today. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 28/09/2012, at 6:27 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I think you might want to take another look at the app store. Many > accessibility improvements have been made

Re: PDFPen for iPhone Now Available

2012-09-28 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Since the upgrade to IOS 6, the App store is confusing and difficult to navigate with an IOS device, which I use all the time. The ratings for apps are buried so that they are not easily discerned. The listings of apps is different now and gives an app or two with a button

I O S 6 update mostly glitch free, but ...

2012-09-22 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: This morning, September 22, I updated the I O S of my I-devices from 5.xxx to I O S 6. I used wifi. At the end of the update process, the prompt instructed me to type in my ICloud password. When I attempted to do this, neither of the IOS devices' screens would respo

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