[mac4theblind] Re: Voice over included on new Apple Watch
- From: Sarah k Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mack for the blind list blind list <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 11:15:05 -0800
Sadly I can't ware watches anymore on my wrist. They die with in 6 months.
Plus I heard the thign was goign to ve over $1000. if that part is true, I'm
not touching it. Plus I don't see why you would need somethingn your phone can
do?
What's funny is someone called apple accessibility when the watch was first
released and they got told that because voice over was not in the manual, it
would not be included. They then proceeded to hang up on the customer.
Blessings and happy Wednesday.
> On Jan 14, 2015, at 9:01 AM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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
> Tel, (631) 724-4479
> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> 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 11:56 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto: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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