Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements;How to silence VoiceOver without turning off speech or VoiceOver – two-finger gentle tap on screen, or turn off raise to wake in settings; three-finger double tap to turn off speech; tap anywhere on screen to get focus off time in status bar; using beacons in Blind Square; Use Navi Lens app to create paper beacons; use Sound Scape; use Clew demo from iBUG Café of February 14, 2021; Power Beats 2nd Generation – weird deep voice when t...
Apr 23, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Facilitators: Brad, & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; opening a link from a text message; e-mail notifications; notification settings; dismissing notifications; setting up Clubhouse app; using scrub gesture in Clubhouse; using Siri to read unread messages; sorting files on iCloud drive in alphabetical order; selecting multiple files in the Files app for sharing; creating sub-folders in Files app; gesture for iPhone without home button, swipe up from bottom, hear little blip or pop and ha...
Apr 14, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Facilitators: Maria, Brad, & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; labeling a picture; activate photo, swipe up, option to add caption; how to remove item from Amazon shopping cart; Amazon accessibility very helpful; rumors of monetization on Clubhouse; Clubhouse invitations; Amazon Accessibility line 206-922-0880; how to unmute a text message thread, swipe up on thread, option to hide alerts or show alerts; source of audio-described movies – ACB.ORG/adp ; text message in Uber app; texts with ...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 58 min
Facilitators: Marc & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; spell check, turn on auto correct; also go to settings, accessibility, keyboard, and enable full keyboard; in an edit field, choose misspelled word in rotor, swipe up and down to select words; typing post on Facebook, VoiceOver suggests possible contacts; best to keep typing; can also double tap in edit field, then dictate the post; trouble with dictating on Air Pods Pros, better to use wired headphones; turning off direct touch in an ...
Apr 04, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Facilitators: Kenny & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; turning off phonetics in touch typing; Kindle versus Apple Books; Book Share is accessible; Bard has live readers, and on Kindle is VoiceOver voice; Kindle allows navigation by page; Kindle allows annotations and ability to look up words; selecting text in Kindle in order to make annotation; muting a group text message; how to turn off character and word echo in Pages app; how to stop auto renewal after free trial; using Aira to take ...
Mar 30, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; Facebook notification says images; flick up on image, says generate detailed image description; how to automatically update apps in App Store; toggle automatic update to on; can also update all apps at once; Facebook image – double tap on image, opens the person’s profile picture; recommendation for leather iPad case – Guidelights and Gadgets, cellularoutfitters.com ; update mailing address for Apple id; copying Zoom link from Faceb...
Mar 22, 2021•2 hr
Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; streaming v. downloading a podcast; finding Zoom link in text message; copy Zoom link and create a contact for iBUG meeting; how to get the price of an iPhone; Voice Control – how to flick left or right; list of commands with proper syntax to accomplish task; can create a list of fields with numbers, then go to a certain numbered field; online services to get price quote for iPhone – Gazelle; ask iPhone service provider about trade in ...
Mar 13, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Facilitators: Maria, Stephen, & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; Clubhouse app, in beta, enter a room automatically muted, raise your hand to get permission to speak; social media, personal information maybe shared; create shortcut or text replacement under keyboard settings; description of photo in Facebook can turn off image description; caption on photograph; photos app; two-finger double tap and hold, label element; NFB Newsline – TV listings, call in on the phone for the first time, ...
Mar 06, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Facilitators: Kenny & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; subscribing to a calendar; reviewing your subscribed calendars; schedule alerts on calendar to get notifications of event; adjusting Air Pods settings; swiping down with three fingers to navigate a lengthy e-mail or vertical scroll bar; auto answer feature; extending number of times iPhone rings; using Wifi calling to call a landline; contact carrier, and then enable wifi calling; reading a Take Control Book on the iBooks app; whether...
Feb 26, 2021•2 hr 2 min
Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; potential scam – Apple Support calls to say your account is compromised; most companies will not call you directly in the event of a problem; also can change your Apple ID password; creating event in calendar; use Siri to create calendar event; use Voice Memos to make a note of appointment or create a reminder; setting up a reminder; using app called VO Calendar allows you to make a recording on a specific date; turning VoiceOver of...
Feb 23, 2021•2 hr
Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; text message failed to send to Android phone; recommendation for Speed Test app; speedtest.net on web; making cellular calls on iPad if iPhone is nearby, enable wifi calling, must be on same wifi network; purchasing movie on iTunes, using touch id to authenticate purchase; VoiceOver freezing up, solution triple click power button to toggle VoiceOver on and off; volume controls for ringers and VoiceOver; for ringer volume, set ringer vo...
Feb 12, 2021•2 hr
Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; recommendations and deciding factors when upgrading to new iPhone – cost, storage, battery life, availability of lidar; Apple may stop selling iPhone 12 Minis; iPhone 13 will most likely all have lidar; sending a group message that includes an Android user; enable text message as well as iMessages; if SMS is turned off, cannot send message to Android user; turn off Bluetooth, when having conductivity issues; in iOS 14.4 can define a d...
Feb 03, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Facilitators: Kenny & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; adding a widget for battery level; while on Facetime call, turned on VoiceOver and it locked the iPhone; multi-tasking while on a call; description of podcasts on iBUG website; posting on a friend’s timeline for their birthday; AirPods Pro settings assigning functions to each AirPod; activating transparency mode; posting on a Facebook friend’s timeline demo; Powerbeats Pro does not have noise cancellation; using Facebook Messenger Pin...
Jan 28, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; setting to ignore the mute button, to get audio feedback from Siri when the mute button is activated; deleting text in notes, use text selection rotor; how to schedule an event in calendar for events on first and third weeks of month; quick option is to create two separate events, one on the first week, and one on the third week; how to turn off the iPhone; powering off the iPhone; how to erase apps from Apple Watch; select app on A...
Jan 21, 2021•2 hr 2 min
Facilitators: Keith & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; in iOS 14 with iPhone mute, Siri will not respond verbally, but works with headphones; Siri’s answer appears visually, but not spoken on VoiceOver; answering a call, change setting from badges to whole screen; accessing keypad on a menu when on the iPhone with pharmacy; if activate sensor at top of iPhone, may hide the keypad; using commas to enter pauses when entering phone number; scheduling a meeting on Zoom; Do Not Disturb, calls ...
Jan 13, 2021•2 hr 2 min
Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; Mail app not displaying all e-mail in the inbox; check filters, refresh inbox, check background refresh setting; using Super Sense app, on sale for holidays; Voice Dream products on sale; recording in stereo in Just Press Record app; two-finger double tap or magic tap to start dictation; in iOS 14 dictation button moved to the right; using lidar for object identification and navigation; lidar only available on iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro...
Jan 07, 2021•2 hr 2 min
Facilitators: Stephen & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; link to Jumpstart Mentoring Program on iBUG website; accessing Zoom link with Hotmail; Gmail messages slow to load; check Gmail web portal, or delete Gmail account and reload on iPhone; navigating through e-mail messages; touch the status bar to navigate to the top of your e-mail messages, or swipe down with three fingers to move up, or by using the vertical scroll bar; removing a link to Zoom meeting from history; creating a contac...
Dec 26, 2020•2 hr 2 min
Facilitators: Brad & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; sending text message from Apple Watch; entering 16 digit code on telephone; solutions – memorize credit card number, create a contact with commas that inserts pauses, use auto fill, use website instead, get live agent; sharing ringtone with family share; short cut for invert colors; activating reader mode on website; notification and Bluetooth headphones; transferring data from Android to iPhone; iPads and the mute button; Air Pods Max...
Dec 17, 2020•2 hr
Facilitators: Maria & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; Facebook not reading tabs or posts; Facebook posting answers but not the question; pros and cons of native Twitter app; Twitter and Twitterific can use either or both; using Bluetooth keyboard in Zoom; description of Quick Nav; using picture-in -picture with Netflix, can text while watching the movie; Sirius XM Radio app is accessible; in Zoom to stop hearing people coming in and out of the meeting, turn off speech or VoiceOver; setti...
Dec 10, 2020•2 hr 1 min
Facilitators: Keith & Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; trouble with foldable keyboard, only one side works initially; in Facebook Live, unable to comment; comment field near bottom, text field allows you to comment; using rotor to navigate iBUG website, select headings from rotor, swipe to right to Jumpstart mentee application; neoprene case for Bluetooth keyboard; meeting links in history in Zoom, some links are missing; Zoom only keeps ten items in meetings history; purchasing iPhone SE...
Dec 02, 2020•2 hr
Facilitators: Kenny & Sandhya Topics: iBUG Announcements; Apple fitness plans; latest iPads; using multiple iPhones to track steps; Bluetooth headphones vs. Apple Airpods; messages appear in iPhone, but no ton iPad- settings, message, choose messages forwarding, select send to all devices; sharing Note to the Files app; shake to undo; if you delete an e-mail, can shake to undo; entering password from Apple Watch; purchasing a Kindle book on Safari or on the Amazon app; accessing Jumpstart Me...
Nov 27, 2020•2 hr 1 min
Facilitators: Stephen and Sandhya iBUG Announcements; trouble with dictation; using spell check or misspelled words in rotor on iPhone; using auto correct; using Siri to view calendar events; schedule repeating events on the third Wednesday of the month, or ask Siri to set it; battery problems with iPhone SE2; Mag Safe charging, need Mag Safe case; should not leave on wireless charger over night; how to save a phone number in a text message; how to record or note information about a food product...
Nov 18, 2020•2 hr
Facilitators: Micheal and Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; how to set up an Apple Watch; activating cellular plan for Apple Watch; microphone was muted while on Zoom and Do Not Disturb was activated; navigating e-mail in a thread; use rotor, choose Messages, and swipe up and down to move through messages in the thread; demo of navigating in an e-mail thread; turning of threading, under Settings and Mail; viewing e-mail and iMessages on iPad; e-mails going to junk – put the e-mail address in y...
Nov 12, 2020•2 hr 2 min
Facilitators: Maria and Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; calibrating fingers for Braille Screen Input; informative guide on Apple Vis for Braille Screen Input; impressions of iPhone 12 Pro, what’s in the box, the iPhone and US-BC cable; face ID faster and more responsive; description of MagSafe charger; can still use US-BA charger; how to end a call; caller information not available consistently; change notification to full screen; using back tap gesture to hang up; how to hide the keypad; fo...
Nov 05, 2020•2 hr
Facilitators: Kenny and Sandhya Show Notes: iBUG announcements; recommendations for multi-device keyboard, Logitech K480; issue with BARD website loading; Tune In Radio app; iHart Radio or OOtunes app; Braille Screen Input; using speaker phone with VoiceOver, place iPhone on flat surface; manually activating speaker – setting, accessibility, VoiceOver, audio; using Siri to play voice mail on speaker; using Braille display with iPhone; the back tap gesture; changing your screen name on Zoom; ; us...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 59 min
Facilitators: Stephen and Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; all iBUG VILA book club items are on BARD; for Canadian, use CNIB or CILA readingservices in Canada; how to save a meeting in calendar and save Zoom link; create reminder from e-mail; clicking on date link gives different options in calendar; copy Zoom link in note field in calendar; launching Voice Memos with Siri; two-finger to start and stop recording; using share sheet in Voice Memos; accessing iBUG Buzz podcast on various podcast...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 59 min
Facilitators: Keith and Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; managing widgets; toggling reachability, under accessibility, and touch; navigating a picker item with three-finger swipe; ways to delete specific e-mails - setting up a VIP folder in mail that works on a filter; search for term, tap on edit, double tap on each to select; archiving e-mails; adding e-mail to VIP; recommendation for iPad deals; how to watch the Apple event on October 13th at 12:00 noon; battery drain issue on iOS 14; labe...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 59 min
Facilitators: Maria and Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; assigning the Back Tap gesture to toggle VoiceOver; tricks for successfully activating Back Tap gesture; seeking list of Bluetooth keyboard commands; using VoiceOver K on the Bluetooth keyboard to explore key functions; list of keyboard commands under accessibility, and commands; cellular data turning off; VoiceOver cutting out on Airpods; VoiceOver coming through speaker not headphones when using Amazon Music app; using EBay app; using...
Oct 09, 2020•2 hr 1 min
Facilitators: Kenny and Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; iPad deals; static on Zoom calls; when hosting a Zoom call, is there a way to allow close-captioning on the chat panel; if chat is enabled, possible to chat with one person; Google meet has close-captioning feature built in; accessible Islamic apps; maybe Book Share or Bard Mobile to access Islamic texts; how to change Apple ID password; changing password in Zoom; searching emoji demo – Sandhya; lag when typing on iPhone, close app, res...
Oct 03, 2020•2 hr 2 min
Facilitators: Stephen and Sandhya Topics: iBUG announcements; backing up your iPhone before updating to iOS14; Jump Backward through menus; emoji search; translation; captions on photos; VoiceOver Recognition -- image recognition, screen recognition, and text recognition; automatic panning on a Braille display; Pinning conversations in Messages; In-line replies in Messages; Nudging conversation participants in Messages; sound recognition; headphone accommodation; sign language on Facetime; Back ...
Sep 23, 2020•2 hr 2 min
