Bookshare also has a couple iPhone for dummies books that have been added in the last year. They go in depth in areas where the Dresner book does not.
Kelly On 11/16/14, John Christie <christi...@verizon.net> wrote: > Hi. You can also learn about the iPhone through the Hadley School Youtube > Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/HadleySchool/videos > > They have lessons on using some of the built in apps as well as help with > using some of the gestures. I record them on my Plextalk player and then > practice doing the lessons both by using the iPhone and using the external > keyboard. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Flor Lynch > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 9:57 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: prospective buyer > > > > Hi, > > perhaps a compatible external keyboard (Bluetooth keyboard) would be a help > to you when typing and also in navigating the mostly flat screen. There is a > comprehensive set of keyboard commands which pertain there. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Deidre Muccio <mailto:deim...@verizon.net> > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 3:56 PM > > Subject: prospective buyer > > > > Hello all > > I am finally getting ready to enter the new world of advanced technology, as > best it suits us as visually impaired individuals. > > According to my sister who has an old I Phone 4s, the I > Phone is the only phone to consider in terms of voice over and > accessibility. She loves hers and has had no trouble with the apps she uses. > However, reading posts in the last day since I’ve joined is a bit alarming. > > I don’t know if one of the issues with an update that > renders Safari troublesome is something quirky that occurred with a recent > update or has to do with Safari and voice over as it’s existed for awhile > now. > > What I will need in a smart phone are features that allow me to do > everything possible with just a tap or swipe. I do not want to type numbers > or letters. In addition to being totally blind, my fingers are often numb to > the point that I cannot identify clothing, numbers on a phone pad, etc. I > can move my fingers I just can’t identify things easily when they are numb. > If I have to type on the surface of the phone and search out letters, I will > likely be doing myself no more good than if I were typing. > > > > I need to keep an appointment calendar. I need to keep records and set memos > and reminders. > > I need to be able to do E Mail by listening to incoming > posts and by dictating outgoing posts. I’m not interested in texting. > Currently I use Outlook on a desktop PC. > > I need to do Internet searches, read PDf files, shop, log > onto Face Book, download Bookshare, NLS, Blind Mice movies, Newsline > magazines and Newspapers. I might want to check out offerings on Hulu. > > I’d like to be able to easily access audio only > > archives of various podcasts of political radio personalities. > > Skype works well I hear and some camera features work extremely well on the > I Phone with voice over. > > > > I was working on a novel this summer and had to stop because > typing was aggravating the carpal tunnel. I understand that a dictation > program akin to or by the same people who designed Dragon is part of the I > Phone. Does it work for more lengthy word processing? > > Beyond that depending on whether or not I buy something > through a company like Verizon as opposed to buying minutes I would want to > use GPS. > > I don’t have any help here from anyone that is using > features specifically useful for a blind individual. My tolerance for > fumbling, lags in information coming up, buggy software is very very low. > I’m certainly capable of learning if given proper instruction and by that I > mean in person instruction by a savvy user. I doubt I’d have the patience to > teach myself using a reading a manual or help files type approach. Just > being honest here! I don’t have a lot of hope that anyone from the Verizon > store will know what I need to know in terms of the voice over features. > > I hope to find someone in my area who is using their phone > well and can demo for me. > > I hope many of you here will tell me to go for it. > > > > Deidre in western Mass > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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