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Yo, Human! Tweaking My Mac: Accessing Life with Adaptive Technology

Blog Post by Nicholas on Monday, August 21, 2017
… A stereo would be blasting Led Zeppelin or Santana with a thumpin' subwoofer in the trunk. Some fuzzy dice would … commands that I still activate with the VO keys. Since my VoiceOver adventures do not seem to be slowing down anytime … external Magic Trackpad at one time and had a dozen custom gestures on it as well. NumPad sounds very intriguing. Thank …

Introducing Strava, and Seeking Feedback About its Accessibility

Forum Topic by agrubb on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
… athlete has a place to track their activities and interact with other link-minded individuals. We are a social network … And, the third element of the tabs list, is unlabelled, VoiceOver just says "tab", there may be some bugs in … them out in the app switcher. The hints describe all the gestures needed to move an app to a new location on the …

Think Small

Blog Post by Morgan Watkins on Sunday, August 30, 2015
… screamed, kicked the back of your seat, or smelled funny. With my deteriorating vision, I had tools that made my Macs … inLarge and CloseView. When my eyesight further faded, and VoiceOver on the Mac was not yet available, I switched to … keyboard, it was much easier than initially learning the gestures on the iPhone because I could always fall back on …

My review, why I returned to iOS from Android

Forum Topic by Josh Kennedy on Friday, May 19, 2023
… So I spent the past 3 to 4 months using a samsung phone with the latest android and talkback. And although there were … that I missed. The most important thing that I missed was voiceover's image descriptions and screen recognition. I also … Google may have a different vision of android talkback’s gestures remain the same across board. Challenge time Name 3 …

Seeking feedback on possible accessibility improvements to AudioStretch

Forum Topic by gerrybeauregard on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
… announced as "Increment" and "Decrement" on my iPhone 4, with iOS 5.1.1. But on my iPhone 5, which is running the most … announced as "button" with no labels. You can check what a VoiceOver user will hear by enabling VoiceOver. Go to … check notes by setting the speed to 0 and then using scrub gestures to move through different part of a track, or where …

Twitter Clients Comparison

Forum Topic by Maya on Sunday, April 28, 2013
… following Twitter clients? 1. Native Twitter that comes with IOS, 2. Tweetlist, 3. Twitterrific, 4. Tweetbot, 5. any … Twitterrific, but this function is not accessible with Voiceover. I would be happy to see a twitter client with all … for tweets, and (2) I don't know what any of the custome gestures are and thus how to easily use the app. You can read …

Apple Releases iOS 17.2.1 and macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 With Bug Fixes

Blog Post by AppleVis on Tuesday, December 19, 2023
… own use of these releases, please post a comment below with your findings. Apple has also released iOS 16.7.4 and … versions, but now it easily breaks down. I had to restart VoiceOver and turn Quick Navigation back on to get it working … somewhere that you could do certain emoji with facial/hand gestures. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Also, never upgrade to Sonoma. Just wait …

Timecrest: The Door major VoiceOver update coming

Forum Topic by cowbunny on Thursday, September 1, 2016
… to Timecrest which is the culmination of us focusing on VoiceOver support over the last couple of months. We turned … know what's coming. Timecrest 2.3 Patch Notes We're back with a massive update, bringing Timecrest to over 200,000 … feel like the same Chapter 1 & 2 you've played before, but with more conflict, drama, faster pacing and choices that …

Pocket Pond 2: An Interactive Pond of Playful Koi in the Palm of Your Hand

Podcast by AppleVis on Monday, January 11, 2016
… an iOS app that places a virtual pond filled with koi into the palm of your hand. You can raise, feed, breed, play with, and sell thousands of different kinds of koi. Decorate … all, as you are scrolling your finger around the screen, voiceover doesn't keep taking you off the screen off the app. …

GoldGun Episode 1 finally released!

Forum Topic by Unregistered User on Friday, February 1, 2019
… was an inside joke) some android devices have had problems with the Talk Back. It seems it needs to be disabled before … at the moment. Best regards … How do I start a new game? Voiceover doesn’t read anything … You should follow the … it will work in the game. I haven't tested regular swiping gestures with voiceover, but the only user interface aspects …

Are you happy with the keyboard solutions on iPhone?

Forum Topic by tmalik on Tuesday, August 25, 2015
… Hi everyone! Curious, are low-vision and blind users happy with the current keyboard solutions on iPhone ? I have a … no longer supported) which was designed specifically for VoiceOver users. I won't use the current version of Fleksy … be above the keys. Each key can type 6 characters using 6 gestures which are: left, down, right and up swipes and tap …

Amazon Kindle

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Unregistered User on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
… in your app. GO BEYOND PAPER Turn your Mac into a book with the free Kindle app—so you can read anytime, anywhere. … as well as it did before. I did not uncover any changes to VoiceOver accessibility, however. … Thank you! Yes, I've now … list. • Accessibility Quick Reference - Accessibility gestures for blind and visually impaired customers are …

Help getting used to screen readers and voices

Forum Topic by mr grieves on Saturday, September 12, 2020
… to rely on my eyes any more. I've been through the Mac's VoiceOver tutorial and started reading the guide on here but … tolerable. … There are a variety of voices you can use with VoiceOver. Press VoiceOver (which is command option, or … lock key if that is set as your voice over key), along with f8. This will bring you into the voiceOver utility. In …

Is it worth switching to BSI?

Forum Topic by Nico on Friday, November 29, 2024
… on a physical keyboard, but I’ve always struggled with typing quickly and efficiently on my iPhone. I currently … advance! … BSI is certainly a huge step up for me compared with touch typing. Whether it is faster for you would depend … … You will have to go into settings, accessibility, VoiceOver, braille, and reenable the gesture. For some …

The Accessibility Bugs Introduced and Resolved in iOS 13 for Blind and Low Vision Users

Blog Post by AppleVis on Saturday, September 14, 2019
… on 19 September, 2019. This post contains details of the VoiceOver and braille bugs which we believe to have been … bugs directly to Apple, as well as the best ways to do so. With all of the disclaimers out of the way, here are the new … anything drawn with one finger. The two- and three-finger gestures in this mode work fine, however no character I draw …

Quick Tip: How to Locate and Use the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro

Podcast by AppleVis on Thursday, September 22, 2022
… a feature of Face ID-equipped iPhones since the iPhone X with what it calls the Dynamic Island. The Dynamic Island is … from Maps. In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how VoiceOver users locate the Dynamic Island and its contents. … … explanation. Having just upgraded to an iPhone 16 with iOS 18, I was wondering what this dynamic island was all …

What’s on your iOS 13 wish list?

Forum Topic by Evermore2020 on Wednesday, May 22, 2019
… need an internet connection just to open an app or open voiceover settings etc. … Ok, my iOS 13 wishlist includes the … not to be able to disable this feature, like I can do with JAWS on my computer. If I get an English email, I want … stops doing anything other than going home or similar gestures. It stops pressing buttons. In some messenger apps …

Are All Apple Devices This Buggy?

Forum Topic by jim pickens on Thursday, May 30, 2024
… this post is not meant to invalidate others’ experiences with Apple devices. I’m simply sharing my observations and … how long now, and the only real bugs I've faced are the Voiceover stopping speech one. I don't doubt they happen, I … Second Sense how to use muscle memory to aid in performing gestures, and it has worked well for me. On occasion I screw …

PCalc

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Kara Louise on Friday, February 4, 2022
… calculate on your wrist! … Even though PCalc is accessible with VoiceOver, here's a few things to watch out for: * VO will … I can tell, there is no way to use the swipe to undo/redo gestures across the calculator's display. … I was looking for …

The New, Good, and Bad for VoiceOver users in macOS 10.13 High Sierra

Blog Post by mehgcap on Monday, September 25, 2017
… address a problem you may find too disruptive to deal with. In particular, users of the “most” punctuation setting … at all, so upgrade at your own risk. ###New Features VoiceOver and Zoom haven’t changed much in this release, but … just be me, but it's definitely annoying. In fact, any gestures that use clicks will not work with trackpad …

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