There’s no Home button on the iPhone X. This means you need to relearn more than a dozen new gestures. Maybe you don’t like some of them. Maybe they’re a bit too awkward for you, at least for now. If you’re looking for a stop gap, you’ll find the answer in AssistiveTouch. Apple’s accessibility feature essentiallyContinueContinue reading “How to Get a Virtual Home Button on iPhone X in 3 Simple Steps”
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Face ID Accessibility. Apple offers some answers
Apple today made a series of hardware announcements. Understandably, the announcement that has caused the most social media chatter in the blind community relates to the iPhone X, and it’s new Face ID feature. Apple has earned our trust over the years by ensuring that its products are fully accessible from their initial launch, soContinueContinue reading “Face ID Accessibility. Apple offers some answers”
How to Get Your iPhone to Read On-Screen Text Aloud to You
Being able to hear written text on your phone read aloud to you can serve multiple purposes. If you have any type of impaired vision, it can certainly help in that regard. It’s also useful in settings where you don’t have the time nor capability to stare at your phone and read large blocks ofContinueContinue reading “How to Get Your iPhone to Read On-Screen Text Aloud to You”
How disabled iPhone users can take control with blinks, nudges and even breath
Tim Cook began Apple’s latest product unveiling with a video narrated by a disabled woman using a Mac with the help of an assistive device — a switch that she could bump with the side of her head. Her name is Sady Paulson, and the message couldn’t have been clearer: With the right technology, even people withContinueContinue reading “How disabled iPhone users can take control with blinks, nudges and even breath”
Accessibility for iPhone and iPad: The ultimate guide | iMore
The ultimate guide to Accessibility on iPhone and iPad! … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Accessibility for iPhone and iPad: The ultimate guide | iMore
Want a Lanyard for iPhone 3/4?
With the advent of the iPhone 5 and the “Lightning” connector, the Danglet style lanyard which clips in the large charging port, is now obselete. Until this year when the iPhone SE came out I used a lanyard from Danglet for my phones. A lanyard is so important and integral to my use of a mobileContinueContinue reading “Want a Lanyard for iPhone 3/4?”
7 Accessibility Settings To Customize Your iPhone For Your Needs
iPhone is one of the updated smartphones that exist in the market, but every update brings a set of hidden customizable features. Most of these features are hidden in the Accessibility settings of the device. These hidden customizable features can improve the way in which you use your iPhone significantly. Here are some tips toContinueContinue reading “7 Accessibility Settings To Customize Your iPhone For Your Needs”
If the iPhone 7 removes the Home button it will become less accessible
Techinsider recently posted a roundup of rumours expected for the iPhone 7. One in particular has me worried for the future if it comes to fruition. It’s rumoured the home button could be replaced by a touch sensor. Not being able to have a physical button to press would spell the end of the phone’s usefulnessContinueContinue reading “If the iPhone 7 removes the Home button it will become less accessible”
The Accessibility Of The iPhone 6s | TechCrunch
My aim with this article is to critique the iPhone 6s from the perspective of a person with disabilities, focusing on aspects of the phone which I feel influence its accessibility. Using And Carrying The iPhone 6s I’ve argued in the past that although conventional wisdom dictates that accessibility mostly refers to software, it applies just as aptly to hardware. TheContinueContinue reading “The Accessibility Of The iPhone 6s | TechCrunch”
10 iPhone and iPad Apps That Take Accessibility To The Next Level
Accessibility refers to designing in a way that allows as many people as possible to access a physical product, service, environment, and/or app at its full potential. In the past, accessibility has been seen as optional or a nice “bonus” feature, but that view is outdated and prevents hundreds of thousands of potential users from making useContinueContinue reading “10 iPhone and iPad Apps That Take Accessibility To The Next Level”
The iPhone setting that changed this man’s life.
..Todd Stabelfeldt is able to control the entire iPhone interface, thanks to an iOS setting called Switch Control. Also known as switch access, it’s an accessibility feature for people with physical disabilities who can’t use a touchscreen in the traditional way. It turns a complicated user interface into something that can be controlled with basicContinueContinue reading “The iPhone setting that changed this man’s life.”
Handsfree calling from your Mac via Dialogue
I could use this, badly. Pity I don’t have the most up to date Mac OS [10.8+] that it needs… [wp_youtube]RG7nugRPR6w[/wp_youtube] Dialogue
Comprehensive Stylus Reviews
There’s been some large comprehensive reviews and comparisons of Styluses on offer for the myriad of capacitive type touch devices that now surround us. A stylus is of particular interest to me as I don’t use my fingers. One thing I find with these “Best of” or even the “comparative” type reviews is they areContinueContinue reading “Comprehensive Stylus Reviews”
iPhone/iPod Touch as touchpad plus – ATMac
Over on ATMac blog, Blake Watson has a great review of the HippoRemote app for iPhone/iPod Touch that turns your device into a multi-touch touchpad, as well as many other things… HippoRemote will connect to your computer and hand the reins over to you. Your iPhone is now a fully-featured multi-touch trackpad. Tap the keyboardContinueContinue reading “iPhone/iPod Touch as touchpad plus – ATMac”
Conductive Touch Capable Mouthstick from a Japanese “Liver” (Reader)
A couple weeks ago I received a tweet from @yukitake99 that he found Lifekludger blog helpful and he was going to try make a mouthstick for iPhone. Seems he’d been looking at some of the stuff I’d been sharing about the “Touch Barrier” and ways to work around it. It’s always a buzz to makeContinueContinue reading “Conductive Touch Capable Mouthstick from a Japanese “Liver” (Reader)”
iDoor – iPhone Controlled Hydraulic Door
Excellent life kludge here by student at MIT to automate door opening. I especially like the various options of operation. Key, switch, knock and remote via iPhone, no less. – Access is about providing options. [chris@localhost » iDoor – iPhone Controlled Hydraulic Door] [via Hackaday]
Diabetes Device & iPhone
ReadWriteWeb reports on iPhone app that wirelessly connects to a Bluetooth-enabled glucose meter. A good example and model of technology assisting health and well-being. I think lots more work on hardware device interfacing needs attention allowing software <-> hardware interactions as these types of things tend to foster possibilities for environmental control. [Diabetes Device &ContinueContinue reading “Diabetes Device & iPhone”
Clarifi iPhone Case with Macro Lens for Low Vision?
Great idea for people with low vision to read small print. Which is an interesting point. Just what ‘Universal Access’ (to use Mac OSX parlance) does the iPhone have? Anyone? [ThinkGeek :: Clarifi iPhone Case with Macro Lens]
Pointui – touch for when you don’t have fingers – acting agnostic
Recently I was made aware of a program called Pointui while scanning Frank Arrigo’s blog (hi Frank). I thought it sounded interesting if for no other reason than the screenshot looked to provide bigger buttons. So I visited the Pointui site. Pointui is a interface layer for Windows Mobile based devices. It adds larger iconsContinueContinue reading “Pointui – touch for when you don’t have fingers – acting agnostic”
