Hi to all
Thank you to everyone for all of the wonderful information and thank you
for the very warm welcome to the group I am looking forward to the next
one well done to the note shaker today good job
Regards
Ger
On Mon 27 Feb 2023, 6:35 p.m. , <mrmartinkelly20@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Cearbhall! A marvelous example of retentionto detail on your part...Paul!
he
is after your Job so be alert to this challenge...only joking Martin K
Excellent Job Cearbhall
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There were 11 participants
Apologies from Paul.
The group welcomed a new member Gerard from Laois who is an Android user.
Luckily he found some fellow Android users in the session.
He revealed that he is a keen player of Blind Golf declaring that he
achieved more swings than contact. Never mind, there's always hope!
Vera uses Virgin Media which provides her with a link from her email bill
into the web site. She was curious to know about Java script as this was
named on the site. Bert explained that this is a programming language that
is used to make the web site take names, check passwords and carry out
other
minor tasks to help users complete their activities. Java Script used to be
a nightmare for screen readers but is now much more compatible with modern
versions of JAWS and NVDA, Voiceover and Talkback
Martin brought an update on the use of Braille Doodle, a teaching tool to
help children to learn Braille in a fun way. Consisting of a flat board
with multiple holes over the whole surface. There is a pin inside each hole
that is help by magnet or spring and jumps up to form a single braille dot
when pressed by the finger. The dot is erased by simply pressing on the dot
so that it clicks back into place. the beauty of this design is that the
child can "doodle" different shapes or a parent can draw the shape of a
letter of the alphabet or simple diagrams of the position of rooms. The
possibilities are endless. Read all about it and how it got started at :
https://blindabilities.com/?page_id=6495
Joe is a regular user of Twitter. Lately, he has discovered that there is
no "like" button to indicate a preference for a particular message. There
were no solutions handy but Bert suggested that Joe might tap and hold the
Bookmark button and see if it expands to give him the "Like" option as part
of a range of choices. Joe will check this out and report to the next
meeting.
A previous meeting learned that Microsoft's Seeing AI is to incorporate an
indoor tracking feature drawn from the technology of Soundscape. However,
we
are still waiting to try it out. Meanwhile, the app, Clew does provide such
tracking very successfully.
vera reported that she had been working on the solution to the 405 error,
described last week, preventing her from accessing her Virgin Media
account
on the iPhone while she could do so on the iPad. She discovered that the
version of iTunes on her iPhone was causing the problem. However, she was
unable to update it
she will take the problem to Mactivate in Dublin who will, she is sure,
help
her to resolve the difficulty.
Apparently, IOS and windows have entirely different versions of iTunes. The
iTunes on Windows is not accessible but the IOS version is.
Gerard cannot turn off his Android phone. He can turn it on and use it for
all he needs but turning it off is a problem and so he has to leave it
switched on all the time.
This got a conversation going about the different slide gestures used on
the
android to call Talkback and open context menus. For example, sliding two
fingers up brings on talkback, swipe up and right opens the context menu An
inverted V-shape opens speech rate.
It was suggested that Gerard consider the Blind shell instead of his
existing Android phone. However, Martin pointed out that the blind shell is
a "Feature Phone" not a Smart phone. It uses buttons but does load certain
apps also.
Bob remarked that there is a new model of the blind shell with a touch
screen.
Another limitation is the on board memory that is so small that opening
Zoom
causes the Blind shell to crash.
Martin reminded members that Sight & Sound are still running a competition
to win the Hable One braille keyboard for managing the phone.
Michael is trying to use windows 11 and asked if JAWS for Home would work
or
did it require Jaws Professional. The professional version of JAWS is many
times more expensive than the home version.
Bob is struggling to stop Outlook for Windows from showing his emails in
groups. Cearbhall and Bert explained that he would find the "Display in
Groups" setting under the view menu on the main menu bar.
Gerard asked for advice on what tablet to use. Bob outlined the range of
tablets from small units with very limited memory capacity up to full size
tablets with larger screens whose prices rise according to size and memory.
The group felt that the iPad was the best choice, since it gives full IOS
functionality and is well supported.
Bob asked for ideas to provide personal high volume audio for a person with
a hearing impairment so that other family members could listen to TV at
normal volumes together. A Bluetooth Transmitter Adapter In Transmitter
mode, was recommended for access to a non-Bluetooth TV, with headphones. On
the other hand, vera uses a Widex system loop which feeds the audio into
her
hearing aid. She is able to listen to the TV independently while her family
listens to the audio directly from the TV at the same time.
Tom is with Virgin Media and is disappointed that he has too many WIFI
black
spots in his house. Michael is using the TP Link mesh system with great
success. He has two components that feed off the main WiFi router and
reach
to an outside building. Cearbhall has four Virgin Media extenders that are
failing to penetrate all solid walls.
The meeting ended.
All the best,
Cearbhall
m +353 (0)833323487 e: cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxxx
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