iSee - Using various technologies from a blind persons perspective.

Getting started with VoiceOver and Mountain Lion Chapter 9. Customising VoiceOver

This chapter explains how to customize your VoiceOver environment to best suit your needs. You’ll learn how to customize settings for voices, spoken details, braille displays, pronunciations, and more. You’ll also learn how to reset, export, and import your preferences, as well as use portable preferences and VoiceOver activities.

Getting started with VoiceOver and Mountain Lion Chapter 10. Using Braille Displays

This chapter provides information about using refreshable braille displays, both plug in and Bluetooth, with VoiceOver. This chapter also includes a list of the many types of braille displays VoiceOver supports.

Getting started with VoiceOver and Mountain Lion Chapter 11. Using VoiceOver Gestures

This chapter explains how you can control your Mac using VoiceOver gestures on a Multi-Touch trackpad.

Getting started with VoiceOver and Mountain Lion Appendix A. Commands and Gestures

Appendix A. This chapter lists VoiceOver commands and gestures, organized into categories.

Getting started with VoiceOver and Mountain Lion Appendix B. VoiceOver Utility Options

Appendix B. This chapter lists the options on each VoiceOver Utility pane and explains how to use the options.

Creating web location links on the Mac desktop

I demo how to drag and drop using VoiceOver from Safari, a web address to become a web location link on your desktop or folder in Finder. This way, you can launch websites from your desktop/Folder, rather than going in to Safari first.

Republishing orientation to the Kindle free 3g/wifi (now Kindle Keyboard) with speech Sep 2010

For folks still wishing to use the Kindle free 3g/wifi or now the Kindle Keyboard, this orientation for using the Kindle with speech output may help.

Demo of the now free Fleksy app for Feb 2013

In this demo, I take you through most of the functionality of the updated and free Fleksy app (word prediction keyboard) for iOS using VoiceOver. Adding words to the custom dictionary and advanced punctuation are not covered in this demo.

Demo of the on-screen keyboard on the Surface RT with Narrator.

Demo of using Narrator with the on-screen keyboard on the Surface RT. Also show you how to change between standard and touch typing.

Demo of speech recognition on the Surface RT with Narrator.

In this demo, I give you a taste of what it is like to navigate and dictate with speech recognition on the Surface RT with Narrator.

Brief overview of the Surface RT using Narrator.

In this demo, I describe the Microsoft Surface RT, and go through some Narrator keyboard and gesture commands in navigating Windows 8, Internet Explorer, and accessing the Charms window.

Demonstration of Solo-Dx mp3 audio description track to use in conjunction with associated movies.

In the demo, I explain how the Solo-Dx (www.solo-dx.com) audio description track works, do a demo using the audio track for Hunger Games with the actual movie on my Mac as an example, and give contact details for Solo-Dx. As its an mp3 file, you can play the track on any device, and play the movie on your TV, Apple TV, Mac etc..

Using the BrailleTouch: Braille input keyboard app: on the iPhone 5 with VoiceOver

This demo takes you through using, upgrading, inputting Braille, tweeting, and copying text.

Using the Apple TV with a bluetooth keyboard Jan 29 2013

In this demo, show you how to pair, and navigate the Apple TV using a bluetooth keyboard which became possible with this new update of the Apple TV software.

How to use the builtin dictionary in the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad using VoiceOver

This demo shows you how to use the builtin dictionary in iOS using VoiceOver by highlighting a word with the pinch open gesture, and using the Define option under Edit in the rotor. iBooks is used for the demo, but works in other apps including Mail, Safari etc.

Demo of ChangeReaction; self voicing game: from the Mac App Store

A great self-voicing coin stack puzzle style game for the Mac. Also show you how to adjust the rate of the system voice that the game uses.

Demo of SilverDollar: self voicing game: from the Mac App Store

This game is self-voicing and contains 3 games: Start a Brawl, Practise your GunSlinger skills, and play the One-armed Bandit. As it utilises the Mac system voice, I also show you how to change the system voice rate.

switching from a Windows screen reader to the Mac using VoiceOver

In this spoken document, I go through the points that I go through to assist someone in transferring from Windows/Screen reader to the Mac/VoiceOver (re-posted).

My personal history of adaptive technology

This is a spoken document I wrote in 2012 as a quick overview of my experience with using adaptive technology from 1970 to 2012.

A run through of the apps on my Mac that I use with VoiceOver

In this demo, I go through the apps on my Mac that I use with VoiceOver and demo a few of the more interesting fun ones.

Demo of the iPod touch using VoiceOver December 2012

This demo goes through what is in the box, main features, physical description, navigating the iPod touch with VoiceOver, locking orientation, Siri/dictation.

Demonstration of iTunes 11 on the Mac using VoiceOver

This demo gives you an overview of the iTunes 11 new interface using VoiceOver.

Taking the Ford Focus 2012 Ford Sync for a spin

In this demo, I put the Ford Sync in my Ford Focus 2012 through some of its paces: never thought I'd be doing a podcast on a car.

Demo of the AQ SmartSpeaker - portable AirPlay speaker

This demo takes you through setting up the AQ SmartSpeaker to be used as an AirPlay device, plugging it in to the Pocket daisy player, and setting it up as a wifi hotspot speaker.

Demonstration of the iPhone 5 using VoiceOver

This demo takes you through the major features of the iPhone 5, physical description, a run through of some VoiceOver gestures, and a bit on Siri.

Demo of the iPad mini using VoiceOver November 2012

This demo takes you through the features of the iPad mini, physical description, using an iPad verses a smaller iOS device, and a bit about Siri.

Apple TV October 2012 - adding and switching Apple IDS

This demo takes you through adding another Apple ID and shows you how to switch Apple IDS to access TV or Movie content etc on either Apple ID.

Demonstration of the iPod nano 7th generation using VoiceOver

iPod nano 7th gen description, iTunes setup, exploring the nano screens, adjusting accessibility, pairing to BT speaker, playing music/radio/audio books.

Apple tv software update for September 2012 - hiding icons on the home screen.

How to hide icons on the Apple TV home screen to save navigating thorugh icons you don't use.

Jelly Bean Android 4.1 changing speech rate, synthesizer language, and finding Talkback settings.

This demo describes how to change the rate of speech for Talkback, the language of the synthesizer, and where to find the Talkback settings/tutorial.

Jelly Bean Android 4.1 Explore by Touch new features

Apple TV software update for September 2012 - moving home screen icons and accessibility menu.

In this demo, moving icons on the Apple TV home screen is demonstrated, as well as the new Accessibility menu enabling the toggling of VoiceOver/captioning.

iOS 6 features changes and accessibility September 2012

A look at some of the major features in iOS 6, some changes to the Settings panel, and an overview of some of the new accessibility features.

Revisiting the Accessibility panel in iOS 6 with VoiceOver

Using Voiceover and Zoom at the same time in iOS 6

Changes to the on-screen keyboard in iOS 6 using VoiceOver in touch typing mode

Revisiting the VoiceOver rotor in iOS 6

Revisiting Siri in iOS 6 using VoiceOver

Adjusting the Home click speed in iOS 6 using VoiceOver

Using Guided Access in iOS 6 with VoiceOver

Using Assistive Touch with VoiceOver in iOS 6

Using the Notifications Centre to post to Facebook and Twitter in iOS 6 with Voiceover

Opening apps directly from the App Store in iOS 6 with VoiceOver

Using the CallBack feature in iOS 6 with VoiceOver

Using the Do NOt Disturb feature in iOS 6 with VoiceOver

Downloading and using the I-Access Mac Downloader for the Vision Australia I-Access online service

Using the Mac downloader with http://i-accessonline.visionaustralia.org library service: membership required.

Accessing and reading daisy books on the Mac with ReadHear Pro using VoiceOver

Transferring a daisy book from the Mac using iTunes to REad2Go daisy app on iOS using VoiceOver

Copying daisy books from the Mac to the Pocket daisy player using VoiceOver

Copying daisy books from the Mac to the Victor Stream daisy player using VoiceOver