Switch Control was Re: Beware Bluetooth Upon Updateing to iOS 7.1.2

2014-07-01 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Heard of this Switch Control and sounds very fascinating. I don't think we as VO users can use it though. It's designed for severely motor impaired users who need special ways to access an iOS device, a switch device being one of them. Obviously these devices require bluetooth so this needs to

Re: Switch Control was Re: Beware Bluetooth Upon Updateing to iOS 7.1.2

2014-07-01 Thread Gmail
I would imagine this is also great for deaf-blind users who access and iOS device solely through a Braille display. Thanks, Ari On Jul 1, 2014, at 7:20 AM, Christopher Hallsworth christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Heard of this Switch Control and sounds very fascinating. I don't think we as

Re: Switch Control was Re: Beware Bluetooth Upon Updateing to iOS 7.1.2

2014-07-01 Thread David Chittenden
Actually, switch control and VO can work together. You would not wish to do so, however, because switch access is inherently rather slow. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 1 Jul 2014, at 23:20, Christopher Hallsworth

Re: Switch Control was Re: Beware Bluetooth Upon Updateing to iOS 7.1.2

2014-07-01 Thread Teresa Cochran
Well, I turn on my Bluetooth display about 90% of the time, so I didn't even notice. That is a great point about the switch devices. It makes me wonder about how often sighted folks think about turning VO on and off with triple-click-home. Icertainly don't see signs of Apple flagging on

Re: Switch Control was Re: Beware Bluetooth Upon Updateing to iOS 7.1.2

2014-07-01 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Ar I see. See I was messing about and VO told us that switch control button is dimmed. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 01/07/2014 14:29, David Chittenden wrote: Actually, switch control and VO can work together. You would not wish to do so,

Re: Switch Control was Re: Beware Bluetooth Upon Updateing to iOS 7.1.2

2014-07-01 Thread David Chittenden
Switch control cannot be activated until a Bluetooth switch device has been paired with the iOS device. Switch control causes a scanning box to move from one item to the next on the screen. When the correct item is highlighted, the user taps the switch which activates the highlighted item. When