Can I use a Braille display with my iDevice? If so, which models work?
Yes, any iDevice that runs VoiceOver can support a large variety of bluetooth Braille displays. Common ones include Humanware's BrailleNote Apex, HIMS' Braille Sense line (some of them, at least), and many stand-alone displays from Alva, Baum, Freedom Scientific, and other companies. Please see this page for a complete list of supported displays.
iDevice Primer 109: Braille
mehgcap
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:27:37 GMT
Possibly. If you have an iPhone or a 3G-enabled iPad, then you can start using GPS apps right away. Wifi-only iPad, and all iPod Touch owners, do not have this luxury. There are a few bluetooth GPS receivers that you can buy to connect to your iDevice - doing so will let your iDevice serve as a GPS provided the receiver is connected - but aside from that, there is no way to use GPS without jailbreaking. Those who have jailbroken their iDevice may wish to download BTStack GPS from the Cydia Store, which will let any bluetooth GPS receiver send GPS data to an iDevice.
iDevice Primer 108: Can my iDevice function as a GPS?
mehgcap
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:17:23 GMT
There are two common ways of finding apps:
iDevice Primer 107: How do I find apps?
mehgcap
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:14:47 GMT
What is iTunes? Do I need it?
iTunes is a program made by Apple for Mac and Windows. It is a program for managing your iDevice's content, backups, and upgrades. As of iOS 5, iTunes is no longer required for the iDevice, except for putting music on your device (accessible alteqatives for music management are being investigated). You can activate, upgrade, and back up your iDevice using iCloud as of iOS5. If you still want iTunes1 you can download iTunes from Apple.com.
iDevice Primer 106: Using iTunes
mehgcap
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:11:12 GMT
For the most part, you can both receive and end a call with one gesture: the two-finger double tap. tap two fingers on the screen, then tap them again quickly. When you are receiving a call, this gesture will answer; when you are in a call, this gesture will end it. When ending a call, though, please note that you must remove the phone from your ear and/or lay it flat. This tells the phone to exit the mode where the touch screen is basically turned off, to prevent your face from activating commands as you talk.
iDevice Primer 105: How do I answer an incoming call, or end a call?
mehgcap
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:04:44 GMT
How do I lock my iDevice? What about turning it on or off? Resetting?
All modern iDevice devices have several buttons on them. The ones we will be concerned with are the home button, the round, flat button on the front of the device below the screen, and the power button, a rectangular button found on the side of the device.
iDevice Primer 104: Basic Usage
mehgcap
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:59:08 GMT
The VoiceOver rotor is perhaps the most difficult aspect of VoiceOver to get used to because it is not a concept used in other screen readers. It is basically a way to use the same two gestures, up and down flick, to perform multiple tasks. That is, an up or down flick will do the action set in the rotor, and the rotor can be set at any point. The rotor is commonly used for reviewing text by word or character, changing the typing mode, and editing text. It can be used to move by many different elements, such as link, heading, form control, and the like.
iDevice Primer 103: What is the rotor for and how do I use it?
mehgcap
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:51:15 GMT
What gestures are essential to operating the iDevice?
VoiceOver includes a great many gestures. However, for basic usage, I would say that the following are essential:
iDevice Primer 102: iOS Gestures
mehgcap
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:46:48 GMT
