Well I just had a trippy experience.
I enabled talk-back on my Nexus 7 - did the full tutorial and then had a go. Frankly being able to see is actually a disadvantage as you keep forgetting that all the controls are different. I tried it with my eyes closed and it works but it would take a lot of getting used to. I kept forgetting the instructions. I also have no idea how similar they are to the ones on the iPad.
Typing is weird too. You let your finger skate across the on screen keyboard until you find the right letter and then you lift off - which seems very counter-intuitive to me.
I also tried dictation. It works fine when the internet is clear and the room is quiet but with my daughter streaming video (and the consequent background noise) its a disaster.
Overall I am astonished that a tablet is usable for a blind person and that this functionality is built in. Really amazing - take my hat off to you though - its quite the learning curve.
I enabled talk-back on my Nexus 7 - did the full tutorial and then had a go. Frankly being able to see is actually a disadvantage as you keep forgetting that all the controls are different. I tried it with my eyes closed and it works but it would take a lot of getting used to. I kept forgetting the instructions. I also have no idea how similar they are to the ones on the iPad.
Typing is weird too. You let your finger skate across the on screen keyboard until you find the right letter and then you lift off - which seems very counter-intuitive to me.
I also tried dictation. It works fine when the internet is clear and the room is quiet but with my daughter streaming video (and the consequent background noise) its a disaster.
Overall I am astonished that a tablet is usable for a blind person and that this functionality is built in. Really amazing - take my hat off to you though - its quite the learning curve.
Kuusi palaa, ja on viimeinen kerta kun annan vaimoni laittaa jouluvalot!
