iAccessVO, Making It Happen With VoiceOver Accessibility

Double dot updates for bug fixes and security issues. Guest, Jonathan Mosen of Mosen Consulting, BookShare


Listen Later

00:43 Cam Find App has followers?

03:15 iOS 9.2.1 update. Double dot updates usually represent bug fixes and security updates.

05:35 Amazon App update breaks accessibility.  Kudos to Amazon for responding quickly to complaint posted on Twitter.

08:19 Even though there is no Amazon Apps for the AppleTV, if you are a prime subscriber, you can still stream music and video to your AppleTV by using Air Play.

09:05 Our listeners respond, and confirm that the movie, The Martian is sold and rented with described video in iTunes.

10:15 How to get described video on your iOS device. Go to Settings, General, Accessibility, Audio Descriptions, and double-tap with one finger to turn on Prefer Audio Descriptions.

11:42 There is a petition being circulated to get Hulu to offer described video.  Do a google search for the petition and sign it in support of this effort.

12:03 Bluetooth keyboards. MacAlly keyboard, Apple has new bluetooth keyboard, with on/off slider switch.  Nice layout and design, but can only pare to one device at a time, no hotkey switch over. AppleTV 4th generation now working with bluetooth keyboards. Logitech, K760 solar bluetooth keyboard, well built and sturdy.

15:58 Go to Twitter Apps, Twitterrific App is clean, accessible and easy to use. Also works well with 3D touch. Tweetings App is good when working with lists. New native Twitter App for Mac, very accessible.

19:30 Lets welcome Jonathan Mosen of Mosen Consulting from New Zealand, founder of ACB Radio.

25:10 eBook, Tweeting Blind by Jonathan Mosen.

28:22 Louie The Blind Christmas Elf, an audio production by Jonathan Mosen.

29:36 Mosen Consulting website designed with Word Press.  It is very accessible with VoiceOver on the Mac, and JAWS.

32:33 Braille input devices.  Jonathan Mosen was one of the designers of the Focus 40 Blue Refreshable Braille Display by Freedom Scientific. Focus 40 and 14 are very reliable and consistant when it comes to paring and staying pared with your devices.

33:45 Jonathan uses Braille screen input on his iPhone 6 S Plus. It is now his primary method of adding text to the iPhone. Jonathan loves the added screen real estate of the iPhone 6 S Plus, Bigger is better, will never go back to a smaller iPhone. Loves the optical image stabilization for KNFB Reader App.

37:48 The internet of things.

38:50 Jonathan Mosen discusses his concerns about Apple's rumored removal of the 3.5 mm audio input jack on the iPhone 7.

42:15 Sonos Speakers, very accessible multiple room speaker technology.

49:03 BookShare subscriptions now free for NLS patrons who are registered with the New York Public Library. Reading with Bard Mobile App, Capti Narrator App and Voice Dream Reader App.

Please contact us with questions, ideas and suggestions at: [email protected]
    Visit our website: www.AccessQuest.org
    Follow us on Twitter: @iAccessVO
    Visit and Like us on Facebook.

iAccessVO, Making It Happen With VoiceOver Accessibility.
    Co-hosts: Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher
    Content Director: Brian Fischler
    Post Production Engineer: Patrick Lafayette
    Music Provided by: Rishi "Drummerboy" Mack
    Executive Producer: Ed Plumacher

© Copyright 2016 iAccessVO  All Rights Reserved

 

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

iAccessVO, Making It Happen With VoiceOver AccessibilityBy Ed Plumacher, Brian Fischler