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Posts tagged "Mobile Phone"

Siri vs iOS Switch Control for hands free iPhone access

Aug 13, 2014

Filed under: Accessibility,  hands-free,  iOS,  Mobile Phone,  Quadriplegia,  Quadriplegic,  quads,  Siri,  smartphone,  speech recognition,  switch control,  Tablet,  voice control,  voice over

We’ve heard a number of times that access to the iPhone (or iPad) would be solved IF individuals with limited mobility could have access to Siri or some other powerful voice recognition protocol or app.  While Siri is useful to people unable...

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Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Apps with Adaptive Switches

May 06, 2014

Filed under: AAC,  Accessibility,  Android,  iPad,  iPhone,  Mobile Phone,  Quadriplegia,  Quadriplegic,  quads,  Speech Generation

Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Apps with Adaptive Switches Operation of an AAC on an iPhone/iPad with a single switch using the Tecla Shield is quite simple.  iOS has a “switch control” setting that, when turned on, allows cycling through the icons on the screen in “groups”.  In the...

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4 ways Quadriplegics can use an iPad or iPhone

Apr 29, 2014

Filed under: Accessibility,  Android,  hands-free,  iPad,  iPhone,  Mobile Phone,  Quadriplegia,  Quadriplegic,  quads,  Tablet

4 ways Quadriplegics can use an iPad or iPhone While smartphones and tablets like the iPad, iPhone and Android devices are transforming how most people communicate, learn, shop and entertain themselves, a huge population of people with mobility impairments, like quadriplegics, lack the dexterity, stamina or concentration required to...

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