![]() The panel shrinks to a little circle after a few seconds. A little control panel will appear that gives you the ability to play and pause speech, fast forward and rewind, and speed up or slow down the speech. If you have this feature enabled in Settings, you can run two fingers down the screen, and the page will be read aloud. You can have it read to you by VoiceOver, the built in screen reader, or, if you are not a VoiceOver user, you can use a feature called Speak Screen to listen to each page. If you want to listen to the text, you must use electronic speech. You have four text color choices: black on white, black on tan, white on dark gray, or white on black. Low vision users may not be able to get the text large enough without using the Zoom feature on the iPad (it depends on the book). You buy books for it from within the app itself, and they typically range from $9.99 to $14.99. The eBook reader app built into the iPhone and iPad is called iBooks. Audible has different plans where you can pay by the month, by the year, or per book. You have to pay for books at Audible, and they are more expensive since they are narrated. Then they will show up in the app where you can listen to them. You have to sign up at the website, first, and you have to download books on the website, also. See for more details or call the Library for the Blind at 1-888- NLS-READ (1-88.Īudible if you can’t find a book in BARD and you really prefer books read by a person, try the Audible app. You must be a patron of the Library for the Blind, and must also have an account set up for using the BARD website. The app gives you access to their BARD website, where you can search for and download audio books by name, title, author, topic, most popular, and recently added. This is the app of the National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). The main app used for reading by people with vision impairment is the BARD Mobile app. eBooks can be read visually or read aloud with electronic speech. The term “eBook” means it is a print book in electronic format that is accessed on an electronic device such as a computer, tablet, or smartphone. The first thing to understand as a visually impaired reader is the difference between an audio book and an eBook. This post somehow never got posted! I have updated prices, websites and phone numbers and added one link at the end. ![]() The post has omissions on Android products especially TalkBack (which is inferior to VoiceOver,) but The overall content is excellent. She lays out in detail the best ways and best apps for reading on a smartphone or tablet when print becomes squiggles or invisible. Now we know there’s going to be more staying home, here is a guest post by technology instructor Julie Atkins. Margaret Cross on Dealing With Vision Loss in Your Partner, Parent or Best Friend.Hannah Fairbairn on Dealing With Vision Loss in Your Partner, Parent or Best Friend. ![]() Hannah Fairbairn on The Word “Blind” Is Still Misused in Everyday Speech- Let’s Get Rid of It!. ![]() Aloe on The Word “Blind” Is Still Misused in Everyday Speech- Let’s Get Rid of It!.AMD, Adult-Onset Macular Degeneration – My Story.Accessible Cellphones with Keypads Repost with more details on VisionAware.Managing Social Gatherings with Vision Loss This Festive Season, Hadley Presents.My Heart Is Not Blind Podcast: Conversations with People Who Live with Blindness.CBS, Charles Bonnet Syndrome: Freaky But Often Goes Away. ![]()
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