[mac4theblind] Re: Voice over included on new Apple Watch
- From: John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:01:41 -0500
Yes, I am really looking forward to checking one of these things out. I have
a Braille watch, but this will solve so many different problems and be
convenient. I can’t wait to find out how it works.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
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Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> On Jan 14, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Me to, I’m very excited to give one of these a shot.
>
> I couldn’t imagine Apple having an entire product line, even the TV set top
> box with accessibility features and then they release the watch with none.
> That just didn’t make sense to me. Glad we were right.
>
> It’s been so long since I’ve warn a watch that was accessible to me. I wear
> one but for appearance sake not really for usability. Will be nice to solve
> both needs with one new watch.
>
> On Jan 14, 2015, at 11:52 AM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Scott,
>> Thank you for passing this along. I’ve been insisting to people all along
>> that the watch would be accessible, but glad that my assumptions are
>> confirmed.
>>
>>
>> Take Care
>>
>> John D. Panarese
>> Director
>> Mac for the Blind
>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com/>
>>
>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 Mountain
>> Lion
>>
>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>>
>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> <mailto:scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I’m forwarding on a snippet from 9 to 5 Mac where they discuss features for
>>> the new Apple IWatch based on findings from a beta of IOS 8.2.
>>>
>>> Very encouraging that Voice over will be included. Read more here.
>>>
>>>> 9to5Mac contains some revealing facts about features which will likely
>>>> appear in the Apple Watch. This was gleaned from a beta of iOS 8.2 which
>>>> was recently released. Here's what they had to say about accessibility.
>>>>
>>>> Accessibility:
>>>> • Like Apple’s other products, Apple Watch will have a series of key
>>>> accessibility features.
>>>> • To access Accessibility Settings on the fly, users will triple-click the
>>>> Digital Crown.
>>>> • The Apple Watch will have a VoiceOver feature that can speak text that
>>>> is displayed on the screen. Users will be able to scroll through text to
>>>> be spoken using two fingers. VoiceOver can be enabled either by merely
>>>> raising a wrist or by double tapping the display.
>>>> • Users will also be able to zoom on the Apple Watch’s screen: double tap
>>>> with two fingers to zoom, use two fingers to pan around, and double tap
>>>> while dragging to adjust the zoom.
>>>> • There will also be accessibility settings to reduce motion, control
>>>> stereo audio balance, reduce transparency, switch to grayscale mode,
>>>> disable system animations, and enable bold text.
>>>>
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