I remember seeing somewhere that you can double press the lock button and it will hang up a phone call. I believe it works with VoiceOver. There is no reason why it shouldn’t work.
Ed W. > On Jun 12, 2019, at 10:01 AM, regina alvarado <reggie.alvar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > This is an interesting and timely problem. I have a friend who got her screen > curtain on but could not do the three finger triple tap to get it off. I know > this was anxiety and perhaps a little frustration mixed in because when she > put down the phone overnight just like that the next morning she tried on a > whim and it went off. However, during the time she was having trouble because > she had put on assisted touch I began trying to figure out how to make a new > gesture for her in assistive touch. When I called Apple Accessibility about > the problem,after I failed myself to help, they told me assistive touch is > not hooked (wrong word, but not sure what the word is, to VO. It didn't make > sense to me because people who are blind sometimes have difficulty with their > hands just like sighted people. They told me there was no way to help the > situation, but when I pointed out the problem she said she would absolutely > put the problem of assistive touch to the engineers. So, no way of knowing if > there may be a solution, but at least they are looking into it. The rotor and > the twist is another really hard gesture to do for people with bad hands, > shaking or wrist problems. I myself can do it, but I cannot turn back. I have > to go completely through my rotor settings after using one to find a previous > one. No understanding of why. My wrist just won't go left. Anyway, if they > work on this problem and hook the answer to VO I think it can only make the > iPhone experience even better for more people. > On Jun 12, 2019, at 11:28 AM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > Switch controls do not work with VoiceOver, so that option is out. > If you cannot double tap with two fingers because of a tremor disorder, maybe > kissing the phone twice is a good way to go. > Maybe, just maybe, with iOS 13 Apple will finally allow switch controls with > VoiceOver. > I've complained about this from day one as some of our clients cannot use > iPhones because of tremors and switch controls are out because they also have > to have VoiceOver. > The old between a rock and a hard place. > Richard > > > Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com > “The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of > flying. There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack > lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." --Douglas > Adams, from Life, The Universe and Everything, p.59 > > The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have > any." -- Alice Walker > > > On Jun 12, 2019, at 8:09 AM, Marie <magpie...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This might be a case where the user would benefit more from the Choice >> commands rather than voiceover. I would look into that possibility for the >> future. For now, I can’t see a solution. >> >> From: Richard Turner >> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 5:54 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Ending a call with Siri? >> >> Pushing the sleep power button does not hang up the phone. I just confirmed >> that by calling my office and when the answering machine answered, pressing >> the power button did nothing. >> It would appear that either touching the end call button with one finger and >> double tapping, or using the two finger double tap are the only ways to hang >> up the call if VoiceOver is on. >> >> I am fairly sure Siri cannot help here. >> This would be a good thing to point out to Apple, both through Apple >> Accessibility and through the feedback form on their web site. >> Given their plans to make iOS 13 more useable for people with physical >> disabilities maybe they could do something about this. >> Richard >> >> >> Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com >> “The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of >> flying. There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack >> lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." --Douglas >> Adams, from Life, The Universe and Everything, p.59 >> >> The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't >> have any." -- Alice Walker >> >> >> On Jun 12, 2019, at 5:41 AM, Chris Chaffin <chaffin102...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Could be wrong, but doesn't hitting the sleep / power button hang up a call? >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>>> On Jun 12, 2019, at 8:20 AM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone >>>> <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I’m helping a lady with very little sight and Parkinson’s: she struggles >>>> to tap or swipe, so I set up her iphone 7 with VoiceOver on, no passcode, >>>> raise to wake on and iPhone set to automatically answer calls after 5 >>>> seconds and she can use Hey Siri to make calls. What she’s just found is >>>> that, if the number she calls goes onto voicemail, she has no way to end >>>> the call! She can manage to single click or hold down the Home button, but >>>> the two-fingerdouble-tap is too hard. I hadn’t realised that it is >>>> impossible to summon Siri during a phone call. Does anyone know how she >>>> might end a phone call? >>>> Thanks >>>> Harry >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>>> list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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