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Switch access with VoiceOver on iOS

Forum Topic by Mark Upton on Thursday, May 19, 2016
… Hello all, I have a client I'm working with who has no sight and is slowly losing the use of her … BUT I've never come across anyone using switch access with voiceover. Is there anyone out there with experience of this? … a few conflicting elements as voiceover uses some complex gestures that a switch couldn't do. Even if we could get it …

A bit of iPhone strangeness and how to fix it if it happens to you

Forum Topic by Toonhead on Friday, March 4, 2016
… I thought I'd relate a bit of weirdness that happened with my iPhone last night, and wanted to know if anyone else … to my surprise that I suddenly landed in the status bar, with all the information like time, Wi-Fi signal strength, … thought maybe it was just a bit of a fluke so I turned off VoiceOver, turned it back on, and tried again. Same deal. Ok, …

Apple Provides Some Limited Information on how the New MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar will be Accessible to Blind and Low Vision Users

Blog Post by AppleVis on Friday, October 28, 2016
… is accessible to users of VoiceOver, Zoom, and Switch Control. This should come as no … and the fact that the launch of the new MacBooks began with [a video showcasing Apple’s commitment to … on the Touch Bar by using already-familiar iOS touch gestures. To enable or disable VoiceOver on Touch …

Tips for using the TurboTax website and iOS app as a blind user

Forum Topic by Ted Drake on Thursday, January 28, 2016
… product accessibility at Intuit and have been working with the TurboTax team to make the web site and apps …

Can anybody explain these oddities in playback behavior?

Forum Topic by Louis on Thursday, January 14, 2016
… I have an iPhone 5s that I use with a Bleuttoth receiver that transmits the sound to … I am slightly deaf but I hear perfectly well with the audioprothesis. I have a bug that I have submitted … to activate Siri. Whwn it doesn't work, I deactivate VoiceOver or I restart the iPhone. It is very irritating. I …

Introducing Autour, an iOS app designed to give blind users a better sense of their surroundings

Forum Topic by Mathieu Bouchard on Tuesday, October 25, 2016
… discovering your surroundings, much like Blindsquare, but with different features, as it's been developed … automatic reading and history. Also, on the main screen, VoiceOver gets replaced by a set of very simple gestures that are quicker to use and that don't interfere …

iOS App VoiceOver Accessibility Teaching and Testing Plan

Guide by Darrell Hilliker on Saturday, May 7, 2016
… deliberately developed in ways that ensure compatibility with VoiceOver, blind people are considered during … 7. Are there VoiceOver equivalents for all custom gestures? Note any app features that require the use of custom gestures that are not available to VoiceOver users through …

Kudos to Apple Accessibility Support Staff

Forum Topic by Daveed Mandell on Friday, August 5, 2016
… except for one time when the tech had no idea about VoiceOver gestures and couldn't locate them. I even received an email from a Senior Advisor inviting me to contact her with other questions, should I have them. For anyone who …

iPod nano 7th Generation, My experience

Forum Topic by Unregistered User on Sunday, October 2, 2016
… 6th Generation (see differences below). It does include voiceover, mono audio, and of cource, Bluetooth! I have both … Generation iPod nano, which contains both volume up/down, with the addition of the play/pause button in the mittle. … to the home screen, the 6th generation Ipod allowed a user with voiceover turned on to do a 2 finger scrub gesture. Now …

Accessibility problems with Voiceover on Mac OSX

Forum Topic by Abdul Haseeb Jabbar on Wednesday, June 1, 2016
… impaired user and having serious difficulties using Voiceover on the Mac. My problems/questions are as following: … word document. Is there any way to do similarly on the mac with pages? - In pages, it is very difficult to work with tables. Firstly, if I interact with a table, how can I …

Question about how Audio Described movies on iTunes are flagged on different devices

Forum Topic by Blinky2012 on Saturday, January 23, 2016
… tv and tell me how it reads the Audio description symble with the same movie the problem i found it reads ok on a mac … with the iTunes Store app on iOS. If you create a customer VoiceOver label for the AD image for a Movie which carries … covered in the iPhone Users guide under learning VoiceOver Gestures. https://help.apple.com/iphone/9/#/iph3e2e2281 …

Bluetooth problems and occasional freezing/extremely slow response with my iPhone 6s

Forum Topic by Henry on Wednesday, February 3, 2016
… been covered in the forum threads. I have a 6S, I use voiceover, and I am running IOS 9.2.1. I'll list the issues I am having below, and would be keen to hear from anyone with any constructive suggestions. Note also that the issues … my phone would seem to hit a wall. The response times for gestures would lag to the point where switching off or a …

My experience with the iPhone 7 plus

Forum Topic by Unregistered User on Saturday, November 26, 2016
… everyone, Yesterday, while I was spending Thanksgiving with my family, my cousins boyfriend who actually works at … it. the tuchscreen was a bit larger to navigate with voiceover, and the home button was a bit different compared … 5s. Oh and one more thing, I also didn't test the 3d tuch gestures on the iPhone 7 Plus using voiceover, but aw well, …

Apple Releases iOS 10.2; Bringing Fixes, But Also Some New Bugs for VoiceOver and Focus Braille Display Users

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, December 12, 2016
… for us to test all devices, apps, and use cases. With this and the fact that the first version of iOS 10 … that we are not aware of at the time of posting. With this in mind, we would greatly appreciate your help in … and Brailliant. * When opening a message in the Mail app, VoiceOver focus is no longer automatically placed in the body …

My Wishlist for VoiceOver in Mac OS X 10.12

Blog Post by Tyler on Tuesday, June 7, 2016
… It’s that time of year. With WWDC just one week away, Apple is getting ready to … up on mainstream tech websites. Here are my top wishes for VoiceOver improvements in the next iteration of the Mac … new users, the option to hear instructions for trackpad gestures instead of keyboard commands should be available. …

Why the Touch Bar May Keep this VoiceOver User Away from a New MacBook Pro

Blog Post by David Goodwin on Wednesday, November 23, 2016
… I had been keen to spend some hands-on time with Apple's latest MacBook Pro. I was curious to find out … and immediate thoughts on using the Touch Bar with VoiceOver. ##Some Caveats Before I Begin Everything that … Apple Watch or an iOS device - it utilizes interaction and gestures that any existing user of VoiceOver on those …

How to Add Folders to the Dock on iOS

Guide by tunmi13 on Wednesday, June 8, 2016
… through your pages looking for that app when you need it. With this cool trick, you can fit more than 4 apps in your … go of the app to remain in edit mode. 2. Create a folder with two apps; First locate the first app, then double tap … gesture to find the Actions option. Select Edit Mode. VoiceOver should announce "Started editing." 2. Find the apps …

Review: 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Blog Post by mehgcap on Monday, November 28, 2016
… owned one other Apple laptop in the past: an 11-inch Air with just 64GB of storage, from 2012. I also have a Mac Mini … Instead, I'll be talking about the everyday usage from a VoiceOver user's perspective. How's the keyboard? Is the … tapping, sliding, or swiping. There's no room for up/down gestures, but multiple fingers could be used in tapping or …

Sharing data from a text message

Guide by Deborah Armstrong on Wednesday, November 30, 2016
… held down on the screen until that menu pops up. As a VoiceOver user, you perform the same double-tap you always do … of them. Then do a three-finger quadruple tap. That is tap with three fingers four times. VoiceOver will repeat the … and then say "copied to pasteboard". If you have trouble with this three-finger quadruple tap gesture, consider …

Good things might not last: American Heritage Dictionary is no longer accessible at all

Blog Post by Amir Soleimani on Thursday, July 14, 2016
… in the world of dictionaries. So going to bed one night with an awesome dictionary which ticks all check boxes in … a menu even exists for your app, via a couple of Rotor gestures. So the built-in iOS dictionary doesn't allow you to … look up words inside the Definition area text box, but VoiceOver adds the word, "link," to each and every word …

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