It's for privacy purposes. The screen is simply black to where people can
not see what you're doing as you use the phone. I use it all the time since
I commute on the bus. I don't like to have my phone lit and all to where the
person next to me can be sneeky and see what I'm doing. As far as
Hello listers,
thank you so much for all your help.
Unlocking phone did the trick.
Thank you again.
Have a wonderful day.
With regards
Maria
On 10. 7. 2014 4:09, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
If I understand what's going on here, you can unlock your phone, and
any notifications you have on the
Hello list
I upgraded from XP to windows 7. I do not want to download all the apps I
purchased before but when I go to the purchased section in iTunes there seems
to be only a download all button. Is there a way to download individual apps?
Regards
Fanus
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Teresa, I do feel Apple has some responsibility for the apps they sell.
After all they are the only marketplace and they do take a hefty cut off the
top of the purchase. Plus, they run it through all sorts of other tests that
only they know.
No I don't say they have to require every button be
But with so many different types of disability requiring access, how would
that notation work? Something might be perfectly accessible to a blind
person, but inaccessible to a hearing impaired individual. Should the label
say it is mostly inaccessible when, for a blind person, it isn't?
DO we
Very well said! Amen, I agree!
Lucy Edmonds
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 11:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Advocates for blind, deaf want even more from
Here, here, Sieghard!
Well said, very well said indeed!
BTW: I myself am totally blind, have been since 1995, some folks seem to
have a Don Quixote mentality and choose to tilt at windmills regardless
as to the efficacy of that tilt. Apple, while not perfect (and just what of
a organic
Has anybody on this list had any experience with the PC application iPhone
Backup Extractor?
I'm still working the problem of trying to bring an ooTunes recording file
to my PC for manipulation and storage; seems that the application might be
able to serve me in this, but the free version
Hi All,
Perhaps Apple could give some indication as to the accessibility of an app
in the app store but I would say that is as far as their responsibility
should go. Yes, many apps could be much more accessible but some apps,
because of their very visual nature, are not accessible and never will
HI all,
I seem to have forgotten where to find the setting to switch between
standard and touch typing. I thought it was one of the choices in the roter
but can't seem to find it there either.
Thanks!
Debbie
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It is indeed in the rotor. The trick is that, for it to appear, you must have
the on-screen keyboard visible. Put another way, it won't show up unless you
are editing a text field.
On Jul 10, 2014, at 10:22 AM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote:
HI all,
I seem to have forgotten
Hi Debbie;
When you are in an edit field as in when your writing an email just turn the
rotor and you'll find it.
Anthony
Sent from my iPhone 5s!
On Jul 10, 2014, at 10:22 AM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com
wrote:
HI all,
I seem to have forgotten where to find the setting to
Hi Debbie,
I don't think that typing mode is included in the rotor by default. So, you
will need to go to settings, General, Accessibility, Voice Over, Rotor,here you
can select or unselect which items you want to appear when you access the
rotor. By double tapping with 1 finger, you can
Golly I'm getting old! I forgot to say once you have typing motion in the
rotor, twist to get to typing mode and flick up or down with your index finger
to select standard typing or touch typing. Both modes are useful. With
standard typing, you must double tap with 1 finger to select
It is. go to a text box, like a message, and double tap, like you're going to
edit it. then use the rotor gesture, and you should find typing mode, then
flick up, or down, to select the one you want. HTH.
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From: Debbie Downey
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Thanks to all who helped with my question. That's one of those things where
if you don't use it all of the time you can easily forget.
This list is definitely worth staying on for me because just as you think
you know everything there is to know, you either are reminded of something
you forgot
I would certainly be in favor of some sort of basic accessibility rating. If
possible, this could be a part of the submission process for the app store.
This would definitely increase awareness of accessibility concerns. It wouldn't
have to be very complicated. For example, when I was looking
Well then, grocery stores and department stores must also make every single
item they sell accessible to us including all price tags, information
sheets, signs, print on packages, etc. Come on! We are way outnumbered by
the sighted and we really should find a way to accept that fact. This
well they have ways to find out all of that info it is calld a bar coad scanner
how ever I am not shure how well it would work when trying to find things in
super marketts lol. i would mutch rather go with a sighted person or go in and
ask for what I am looking for. from Mich.
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Scott, this is true. And what people should also remember is that what
might be accessible to you might not be accessible to me. Some people claim
that an app is not accessible because they can't get it to do what ever it
is they want it to do, but in some cases what they didn't know is that if
Hello all, so yesterday was brought up about receiving emails and push
notifications from Facebook. I found the truth how to fix the weather stays
fixed I don't know yet but I think it has. If you follow these instructions and
if you're using Jaws you should be able to do this. And if you're
Well said Sieghard!
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on
the
Hi everyone. I'm a supporter of this resolution. To offer an alternative
perspective on the discussion, I'd like to paste here the text of an entry I
posted on my blog at
http://mosen.org/index.php/nfbs-ios-app-resolution-some-perspective-and-context/
Being a member of a minority is exhausting
If you have brightness set to 0, you don't need the screen curtain.
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There, you'll find free files of my
Hi Jonathan,
As usual you make your point by looking at the issue in an objective way and
by providing relevant examples. I appreciate how you throw the light on
issues from various sides which often others don't consider. I must say that
I agree with a lot you said and that my initial post
Yes, and if all buttons were clearly labeled it would help a lot.
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There, you'll find free files of my
Actually, the screen curtain blackens all light coming from the screen and
nothing can be seen, whereas turning down the brightness to 0 still shows an
image on the screen that a sighted person can see.
Joseph
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From: Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net
To:
Hi Alan. I regularly get family members to look at my iPhone screen with
brightness at 0%. They can see it, but with screen curtain on, they cannot.
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
http://Mosen.org
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My sister sent me a picture via text. How do I add it to my other photos?
If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning
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Hi all,
As with other expensive apps, I plan to purchase this app on day one and
give it a good work out to see if it is worth the money.
I will compare the KNFB app to Text Grabber, which is my favorite OCR app,
and use both apps with and with out the stand scan Pro.
Hopefully, I will be able
Wow, you would think 0 means what it says it does.
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and
Thanks JonathanI learned something new this morning.
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous -
everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and
with all this talk of the screen curtin what is the vo jester to turn it on
and off? i want to say 3 finger tripple tap or dubble tap but I am not
shure. many thanks. from Mich.
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From: Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent:
The brightness setting simply turns the bcklight up or down. If the room is
well-lit, it's still possible to see the screen with brightness set to 0. It's
just similar to reading the print on a page or a Kindle tablet with ambient
lighting.
Teresa
We're made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan
On
Double-tap with three fingers toggles speech on and off. Triple-tap toggles
screen curtain.
Teresa
We're made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan
On Jul 10, 2014, at 10:38 AM, Mich mi...@eastlink.ca wrote:
with all this talk of the screen curtin what is the vo jester to turn it on
and off? i want
ok that is where I was getting confused lol thx. from Mich.
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From: Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: Screen curtain!
Double-tap with three fingers toggles speech on and off. Triple-tap
It's a 3 finger triple tap.
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on
Thank you Jonathan
That was very interesting. I think we need to do this, only if it helps blind
people get employment.
On 10 Jul 2014, at 05:51 pm, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote:
Hi everyone. I'm a supporter of this resolution. To offer an alternative
perspective on the
Completely agree with those who are saying Apple is being unfairly targeted.
Google fails miserably when you compare accessibility to Apple. And the NFB is
a joke, every time I have contacted them about something they never get back to
me. Considering Congress passed the 21st Century
It seems to me that it's the NFB you are opposed to as much as the resolution!
That's your right, but when you stray into attacks on any organization, any
well reasoned objectivity for which you might be aiming goes by the wayside.
Personally, I'm opposed to this resolution simply because, as it
Thanks, andy.
Well, that gives me pause about this app.
I don't think there's one app I rely upon for regular use that hasn't undergone
regular upgrades, as newer devices are introduced and newer versions of iOS are
released. I'm hesitant to consider investing $99 in what might be a one and
But you would also hope that Screen Curtain does what it says it means,
smile. The screen curtain feature probably wouldn't be there if there
was no need of it.
- Original Message -
From: Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July
Very true!
Alan
Sent from my iPad Air
On Jul 10, 2014, at 2:04 PM, Flor Lynch florl...@iol.ie wrote:
But you would also hope that Screen Curtain does what it says it means,
smile. The screen curtain feature probably wouldn't be there if there was
no need of it.
- Original Message
Now Alan;
Just because the description states 0% brightness doesn't mean it cannot be
seen at all. After all, quite often I'm accused of having 0% brightness,
yet nobody never claims I've become invisible! ;-)
Holland's Boy, Bill
- Be careful about reading health books. You may die of
HI all,
Just came across this and thought those of you with an iPad might find this
free app useful. Can't tell if it allows one to save to clipboard to paste
in email, word processor, etc.
Visual Brailler
By American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
Released: Jun 23, 2014
Free
Hi Keith,
I somehow doubt that the KNFB Reader app won't see regular updates. You have
to keep in mind that of course it would not have been updated in years for
the Symbean platform since Symbean has been gone for some years now. This
would be like asking Freedom Scientific to continue to
I wasn't a KNFB Reader user on the Nokia platform, but I believe I read
just recently that it got several updates while Symbian was still being
developed and new Nokia phones were still coming out. I'm pretty sure it
was not a one and done application. The fact that KNFB Reader is still
around
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Hello Listers:
I am interested in the Denon AVR-E300 5.1 Channel 3D Pass Through and
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Thanks for this post Jonathan. I've been debating all day on whether to
weigh in with my opinion or not. I'm glad I didn't because anything I
said wouldn't have held a candle to your article and post below.
When these debates spin up on these lists, the response to Curtis
Chong's article is
I'm not sure I'd say Google fails miserably when compared to Apple's
accessibility. I picked up a Nexus 7 recently. I'm still getting used to
it, and it definitely behaves differently than an iPhone, but when
comparing the two, I wouldn't say the Nexus 7 fails miserably compared
to the iPhone.
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