VIA: Your Personal Guide to VI Apps Presentation By: Donna Brostek Lee, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor, University of KentuckyIndependent Consultant, APH

Accessible iOS Devices:• iPod Touch – 5th Generation

• 32 GB - $299• 64 GB - $399

• iPhone 5 (4G service from AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon) • 16 GB - $199• 32 GB - $299• 64 GB - $399

• iPad – 4th Generation (4G service from AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon)• 16 GB - Wi-Fi $499 or 4G $629 • 32 GB - Wi-Fi $599 or 4G $729• 64 GB - Wi-Fi $699 or 4G $829• 128 GB - Wi-Fi $799 or 4G $929

• iPad Mini (4G service from AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon)• 16 GB - Wi-Fi $329 or 4G $459• 32 GB - Wi-Fi $429 or 4G $559• 64 GB - Wi-Fi $529 or 4G $659

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

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 (only on newer models)

VoiceOver DemoSave 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)

Visit www.donnablee.com/VoiceOver to download the cheat sheets for operating VoiceOver.

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: http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/braille-display.html

*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.

It’s All About the Apps: Apple Apps• Messages• Calendar• Notes• Reminders• Maps• Contacts• Mail• Safari• Camera/Videos• FaceTime• iTunes• iBooks (must download)• App Store

3rd Party Apps• There are over 500,000 apps in the AppStore• More than 10 billion total downloads from the AppStore• Average price of a paid app is $3.64• 37% of apps are free• Most popular paid app ever is:

Apps of Interest for Low Vision:• Magnifiers

• BrighterBigger - Free• Mag. Light – Free• VisionAssist - $5.99• EyeSight - $29.99

• Instapaper - $4.99• Readability – Free• Big Browser (iPad only) - Free• ZoomReader (iPhone only) - $19.99• ZoomContacts (iPad only) - $4.99• Kindle/Nook – Free• Genius Scan (iPhone/Touch) – Free/$2.99• Dropbox - Free• 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• Nook - Free• 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• Sendero Seeing Eye GPS App – Coming Soon

• Audible - Free (Requires subscription)• iTalk Recorder - Free/$1.99• Dropbox - Free• Evernote – Free• iA Writer - 99¢ • Pages/Numbers/Keynote - $9.99 each• Fleksy - $14.99• Prizmo - $9.99• AccessNote from AFB – $19.99

Apps/Tools for the Educator• 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

That’s too many apps…

So what do we do?

Introducing ViA, Visually Impaired Apps

Apple Accessibility:http://www.apple.com/accessibility/

Also check out:www.applevis.com

Other Helpful Websites on iOS• http://

appadvice.com/applist_ipad_client_view/apps-for-the-visually-impaired

• http://www.flying-blind.com/ • http://allwithmyiphone.com/ • http://blindaccessjournal.com/ • http://serotalk.com/ • http://nfb.org/access-technology-blog • www.wonderbaby.org • www.macfortheblind.com • https://andreashead.wikispaces.com/ • http://bridgingapps.org/category/hardware-question/

Other Popular Accessories:• Cases • Stylus• AT Guys: www.atguys.com

• QWERTY keyboard for iPhone• Tactile screen protectors (www.speeddots.com)

• Zagg: www.zagg.com • Keyboard cases• Screen protectors

• AirDrives Earphones: www.airdrives.com • Aftershokz Headphones: http://www.aftershokz.com/ • iPad/iPhone Mounts:

• In Your Face Viewbase:http://mobile.aisquared.com/in-your-face-viewbase/ • www.thejoyfactory.com • http://enablingdevices.com/catalog/mounting_devices • http://bridgingapps.org/category/hardware-question/

And for fun . . . visit the Apple Store to check out the latest App-Enabled Accessories!

QUESTIONS???Dr. Donna Brostek Lee

Clinical Assistant ProfessorProgram Faculty Chair

University of KentuckyDepartment of Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation

Counseling229 Taylor Education Building

Lexington, KY 40506-0001

Phone: (859) 257-1520

E-mail: donna.b.lee@uky.eduWebsite: www.donnablee.com

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