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In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we review and rank the four most popular methods one may type on their iOS devices. The four we selected includes the new FlickType universal keyboard in beta, Voice Over’s Braille Onscreen input, Dictation, and touch typing. All options provide a fantastic way to express yourself in short messages and notes to longer social media posts and emails. However, not all are equal in terms of actual typing efficiency. For this episode, we type the line, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” We then approximate the duration and calculate the average words per minute and conclude with our thoughts. This is a very simplistic testing method, and should be considered as a point of reference for you to test each item out yourself. Below is our preliminary results and rankings:
* Flick Type universal keyboard and Braille Onscreen Input, 50-56 words per minute
* Dictation, 84 words per minute
* Touch Typing, 10-12 words per minute
Please note that dictation might have the most words per minute, but anyone who used it knows the discrepancies commonly found when dictating complete emails, social media posts, and longer body of text.
If you enjoy the Blind Vet Tech Podcast series, we invite anyone interested in assistive technology for the blind to join us on our monthly tech teleconferences. Click here to see a list of our calls and how to connect via Zoom.
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In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we review and rank the four most popular methods one may type on their iOS devices. The four we selected includes the new FlickType universal keyboard in beta, Voice Over’s Braille Onscreen input, Dictation, and touch typing. All options provide a fantastic way to express yourself in short messages and notes to longer social media posts and emails. However, not all are equal in terms of actual typing efficiency. For this episode, we type the line, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” We then approximate the duration and calculate the average words per minute and conclude with our thoughts. This is a very simplistic testing method, and should be considered as a point of reference for you to test each item out yourself. Below is our preliminary results and rankings:
* Flick Type universal keyboard and Braille Onscreen Input, 50-56 words per minute
* Dictation, 84 words per minute
* Touch Typing, 10-12 words per minute
Please note that dictation might have the most words per minute, but anyone who used it knows the discrepancies commonly found when dictating complete emails, social media posts, and longer body of text.
If you enjoy the Blind Vet Tech Podcast series, we invite anyone interested in assistive technology for the blind to join us on our monthly tech teleconferences. Click here to see a list of our calls and how to connect via Zoom.
Stay Informed
Stay up to date with the latest news and announcements from the Blind Vet Tech team, by doing one of the following:
* Subscribe to the Blind Vet Tech News and Announcements podcast on iTunes
* Subscribe to the Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides and Tutorials on iTunes
* Follow the Blind Vet Tech podcasts on your Victor Reader Stream, Hims Blaze, or podcasting app by searching for Blind Vet Tech in the podcast section
* Receive an email about any posts by subscribing to our blog
If you have any questions, comments, or requests, feel free to send us an email here. All of our podcasts and other information related to Veterans, blindness, acceptance of a disability, and other resources may be found at BlindNotAlone.com
Don’t miss another Blind Vet Tech teleconference, click here to see a list of our teleconferences and others we support.