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WatchOS 7 Enabling Voiceover causes display to switch to showing time

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:45:41 GMT

I've just upgraded my Apple Watch 4 to WatchOS 7. Previously I would get a notification that would appear on my watch. I would triple-click to enable Voiceover and it would read the notification to me straight away.

VoiceOver Actions menu in rotor does not consistently appear on widgets

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:11:13 GMT

This issue can occur on widgets both on the Today screen and on home screens. VoiceOver's actions menu should be present to allow the user to enter edit mode, and when it is a stacked widget, to cycle to the next or previous widget in the stack. On some occasions, after placing VoiceOver focus on a widget, this menu is failing to appear.

Ability to scroll the screen up and down is missing on some occasions on the Today screen

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 12:52:04 GMT

The Today screen is a page to the left of the first home screen which is dedicated to hosting widgets. It is possible to have a large number of widgets, in which case you can scroll up and down the page to reach more. On occasions, VoiceOver's three finger swipe up or down to scroll the page does not work, leaving the user stuck in place.

author looking for a pdf reader for my book

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 12:30:05 GMT

Hello. I am looking for an app because I want to read the book reliably because I need to read through it, as PDF. I know about the native books app but I think it is a bit difficult and not what I am looking for.

virtual machines for mac

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 11:46:09 GMT

hi. i'm trying to find a good quality virtual machine for my mac so i can beta test jaws and NVDA on a website for my school. all of the ones i've tried are either giving me errors, or not working at all.

Affordable laptop

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 11:00:10 GMT

Hi all,i want to buy a laptop next year. Can someone recommend an affordable laptop for blind person?

exiting schooltime mode on apple watch

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 05:30:42 GMT

Hi. i tried the schooltime mode on the apple watch. it sais turn digital crown to exit, but if i do, it will not pop up a message asking if i want to exit.

iOS 14 Widget Woes

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 02:22:38 GMT

I was all excited about using the new widgets in iOS 14 after listening to the excellent AppleVis podcast on this topic. So I went ahead and put together a stack of widgets using VoiceOver. Now I wish I hadn't done that and rearranged my home screen to try and get rid of some apps.

Good and accessible calculator apps

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:49:10 GMT

Hey all! I have another question for you guys. And it’s along the same lines my recommendation question for dictionary apps. Except this time, I’m looking for good and accessible calculator apps.

When navigating the App Library screen using the Containers option in the VoiceOver rotor, the ...

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:19:24 GMT

The App Library contains a series of app collections, which are created automatically based on categories such as Entertainment and Productivity.. These are displayed in blocks of four icons, in mini two by two grids. Each block generally contains three app icons and a folder containing the rest of your apps in that category. Like a web page, not all of the content is on screen at any one time, depending on how many apps you have installed of course. So you can scroll with three fingers to find more.

Facebook and commenting: Is there an easy sollution to my predicament?

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:57:40 GMT

There is a live Facebook video chat which I attend regularly 4 times a week, and am extremely extremely heavily involved in. I'm not the host, and have nothing to do with the audio or video side of it. I simply just attend and post my comments. Here's my problem.

using voice recognition

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 19:08:26 GMT

Hello was trying to figure out how to find voice recognition so I could turn off the beeps. I am using an eye phone 10. and its not in accessibility whare I thought it was any help would would be helpful. jacob sexton

Trouble navigating XML file after Safari update

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:54:13 GMT

When I read books I've downloaded from Bookshare, I mostly read by line, using the cursor keys. After the latest update, though, I've run into a problem I cannot figure out. I go to the point in the book I was reading, using the find function, hit the down arrow, and it reads the first heading. I've tried navigating to the point in other ways, but it's the same thing. I've looked and looked and looked at the VO settings, but can't determine what's going on. Also, using the cursor keys to navigate is the same as ever on the Web.

Any new apps accessible with voice over's New screen recognition feature in iOS 14

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:50:08 GMT

Hi everyone, Anyone happen to find some new acceessible apps and games that work with voice over now because of the new screen Recognition feature in iOS 14. If you know of any apps or games could you please post the links?

Not hearing characters as you erase with a braille display

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 13:16:28 GMT

When you type using braille on iOS and attempt to erase characters, they are not read out as you erase. It's not the biggest deal if you're using a braille display. With the new Orbit Writer, that doesn't have a braille display this is a problem. Please report this to apple if you encounter it. If you have suggestions for a fix, please do let me know!

Problem selecting text on webpages following this weeks release of Safari 14 for Mac

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:58:17 GMT

Before this week's release of Safari 14, I had no problem with selecting text on webpages. I would make sure that QuickNav was turned off; place the VoiceOver cursor at the beginning of the text that I wanted to select; and then use the appropriate combinations of Shift, Control, Option, Command, and the arrow keys to select the desired characters, words, lines, or paragraphs. None of this now seems to work. As soon as I try to select text, VoiceOver focus moves elsewhere on the webpage. I've tried interacting with the block of text first, but with the same results.

stupid Apple Watch question

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 07:26:10 GMT

Just discovered braille feature'o on my watch. What can this be used for?

Braille on iOS 14

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 02:12:42 GMT

Hello 1. In earlier releases of iOS I was able to navigate HTML documents in Safari, Chrome, Edge or in any other browser using my Braille display. So for Headings, I press dots 1 2 5, for buttons 1 2 etc. Now in iOS 14, when I press H on my braille display keyboard, it shows the letter H and nothing happens. I tried with the rotor options, I navigate to headings and used the braille rotor option to navigate to heading, the assigned key is shown in dots however it does not navigate to the corresponding page element.

Unable to find the Braille option in WatchOS 7. Is it just my watch that has a problem?

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:24:12 GMT

Hello, I installed the golden master of WatchOS 7 through the public beta program few minutes before it was released. I was super excited to try the rotor as well as braille support. However, the option is not available. I should say that my watch is set in Canadian French. I tried to switch it in English Canada to see if that would fixe the issue. Still the same issue. I have a watch series 5 lte 40 mm. The version number is 7.0. The build number is 18r382. Am I the only one to experience this issue?

Editing Home Screen? iOS14

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:20:09 GMT

Hi, all. I'm not finding instructions for using VO gestures to hide and show home screen pages. I've decided to try using the alphabetical listing in the app library for awhile. I notice visual instructions about tapping the three dots at the bottom of the screen, but no VO equivalent. Is this feature accessible with Voiceover? Thanks!