Increase Your APPtitude on iOSPresentation By: Donna Brostek Lee, Independent Contractor, APHRyan Honey, Braille Institute of America

Accessible iDevices:• iPod Touch – 4th Generation

• 8 GB - $199• 32 GB - $299• 64 GB - $399

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

• iPad – 3rd Generation (4G service from AT&T 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

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 (iPhone 4S only)• Dictation (iPad 3rd Generation only)

*You can’t use VoiceOver and Zoom at the same time

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• 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• 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• Dropbox - Free• Evernote – Free• iA Writer - 99¢ • Pages/Numbers/Keynote - $9.99 each• Fleksy - $14.99• Prizmo - $9.99• AccessNote from AFB – Coming Soon

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/

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

• www.smashwords.com• 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: 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 • 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???Donna Brostek Lee, Ph.D., TVI, COMSWestern Michigan University –

TCVI/OMC Program Co-CoordinatorUniversity of Kentucky – Assistant Professor

Starting August 2012E-mail: donna.b.lee@uky.edu

Ryan HoneyDirector of Digital Media, Braille InstituteE-mail: rkhoney@brailleinstitute.org