An Apple A Day... Gets You iOS Trained! 6-hours of iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch Hands on Training Presentation By: Drs. Helen Lee & Donna Brostek Lee AER International Conference 2012 Bellevue, Washington
A Special Thanks to: Ryan Honey, Braille Institute Sean Tikkun, Northern Illinois University Diane Brauner, Independent Contractor in N. Carolina Ed Summers, SAS
Choices & Implications: Cost (including accessories) Purpose of the device School, work, and/or pleasure Users accessibility needs Low vision vs. blind Portable access to information vs. commitment Social acceptance
Accessible iDevices: iPod Touch – 4 th Generation 8 GB - $ GB - $ GB - $399 iPhone 4S (service from AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon) 16 GB - $ GB - $ GB - $399 iPad – 3 rd Generation (4G service from AT&T or Verizon) 16 GB - Wi-Fi $499 or 4G $ GB - Wi-Fi $599 or 4G $ GB - Wi-Fi $699 or 4G $829
Universal Accessibility: Turn on the following features by tapping the Settings icon, then selecting General, and Accessibility (also can be accessed through iTunes) VoiceOver Screen Reader* Zoom Magnification* Large Text White on Black Speak Selection Speak Auto-Text Support for Braille Displays Siri (iPhone 4S only) Dictation (iPad 3 rd Generation only) *You can’t use VoiceOver and Zoom at the same time
VoiceOver Practice Get your iOS VoiceOver Hand Gestures Cheat Sheet Out! 1. Navigation 2. Rotor 3. Typing 4. Editing Save yourself a headache: Turn on Triple-click home in Accessibility! Be aware of accidently turning on: Mute/Unmute (three finger double tap) Screen Curtain On/Off (three finger triple tap)
The Basics Buttons Home Screen Status Bar Dock App Switcher Multitasking Gestures Moving & Deleting Apps Folders Keyboard Screen Shots Reset
Apple Apps Messages Mail Contacts Notes Reminders Calendar Maps Safari Camera/Videos FaceTime iTunes iBooks (must download) App Store
Teaching Strategies for VoiceOver: Lets think about... What is the best way to hold each device? How do you teach the layout of the screen? What are the best strategies for mastering hand gestures? Hand-Under-Hand Demonstrating on the person’s hand
How Braille Displays Work: VoiceOver and Braille work together: VoiceOver must be on for the braille display to work! If an app won’t work with VoiceOver, the braille display won’t work either Braille chord commands are equivalent to hand gestures used with VoiceOver Can mute VoiceOver and use only braille for navigation/reading To pair a braille display, go to the Settings icon, then select General, Accessibility, VoiceOver, and Braille. When you see your braille display under Choose a Braille Device, select your device. Enter the code 1234 on your iOS Device* (not the refreshable braille display) to complete the pairing process. This only needs to be done the first time you use the braille display. To view all refreshable braille displays that work with iOS devices go to: *Most displays use the code 1234
How Bluetooth Keyboards Work: Use ctrl and alt together to activate VoiceOver commands: VoiceOver key commands are equivalent to hand gestures used with VoiceOver Special functions keys act as “hot keys” to volume, music controls, home, search, etc. To pair a Bluetooth keyboard, go to the Settings icon, then select General, and Bluetooth. Enter the PIN number on your iOS Device (see keyboard instructions for PIN number) to complete the pairing process. This only needs to be done the first time you use the keyboard.
iCloud vs. Dropbox
Apps of Interest for Low Vision: Magnifiers BrighterBigger - Free Mag. Light – Free VisionAssist - $5.99 EyeSight - $29.99 Instapaper - $4.99 Readability - Free ZoomReader (iPhone only) - $19.99 ZoomContacts (iPad only) - $4.99 Kindle/Nook – Free Genius Scan (iPhone/Touch) – Free/$2.99 Quickoffice Pro HD - $19.99 (iPad)/$14.99 (iPhone) AppWriter US - $19.99 (iPad only) Notability - 99¢/Penultimate - 99¢ (iPad only) Dragon Dictation – Free Choice/Communication Boards Dolphin Browser - Free
Apps of Interest for Blind: Money EyeNote – Free LookTel Money Reader - $9.99 Learning Ally (RFB&D) Audio - $19.99 Read2Go (from Bookshare) - $19.99 Blio - Free Talking Calculator - $1.99/Scientific - $4.99 SAS Flash Cards - Free Identifiers VizWiz - Free oMoby – Free LookTel Recognizer - $9.99 Digit-EyesLite - Free/Digit-Eyes - $29.99 Color Identifiers/Tag Scanners
Apps of Interest for Blind Cont.: GPS Sendero GPS LookAround - $4.99 Ariadne GPS - $5.99 BlindSquare - $14.99 MotionX GPS Drive - 99¢ (requires subscription) LookTel Breadcrumbs GPS – Coming Soon Audible - Free (Requires subscription) iTalk Recorder - Free/$1.99 Evernote – Free iA Writer - 99¢ Pages/Numbers/Keynote - $9.99 each Fleksy - $14.99 Prizmo - $9.99 AccessNote from AFB – Coming Soon
Introducing ViA, Visually Impaired Apps
Apps/Tools for YOU! Eye Exams VisionSim AFB Access World Progress Notes Mileage Trackers Lesson Planning O&M Web Based Mapping ECC (recipes, organization skills, recreation/leisure, etc.) Educational Games Literacy Fun Photos/Videos VGA/HDMI Cables & Apple TV
Apple Accessibility:
Other Helpful Websites on iOS the-visually-impaired the-visually-impaired axslab.com/ios-shortcuts (VoiceOver Commands) axslab.com/ios-shortcuts
Products: National Braille Press: Getting Started with the iPhone and iOS5 for Blind Users - $22 Twenty-six Useful Apps for Blind iPhone Users - $9 Tactile Vision: iPhone Tactile ScreenShot Quick References - $27 iPad Curriculum for Students who are Blind/Visually Impaired: Instructor Guide in 6 Lessons by Nalida Lacet Besson - $1.99 iPhone iPad Curriculum by Hines VA iPad: Accessibility by Oklahoma School for the Blind
Other Popular Accessories: Cases Stylus AT Guys: QWERTY keyboard for iPhone Tactile screen protectors ( Zagg: Keyboard cases Screen protectors AirDrives Earphones: iPad/iPhone Mounts: In Your Face Viewbase: And for fun... visit the Apple Store to check out the latest App-Enabled Accessories!
Questions??? Helen Lee, Ed.D., CVRT, COMS Western Michigan University – VRT Program Coordinator Donna Brostek Lee, Ph.D., TVI, COMS Western Michigan University – TCVI/OMC Program Co-Coordinator University of Kentucky – Assistant Professor Starting August Website: