iOS

 How to take a screenshot on Apple Watch

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You can capture the screen on your Apple Watch using the Digital Crown and the side button.

How to turn on the screenshot setting.


1. On your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app. 

2. Tap the My Watch tab, then tap General. 

3. Scroll down, then turn on Enable Screenshots.

How to take a screenshot.


1. With two fingers, press the Digital Crown and the side button at the same time. The screen flashes when you take a screenshot.

2. To find your screenshot, go to the Photos app on your iPhone, tap the Albums tab, then tap Screenshots.

Big Clock HD by TheCodingMonkeys

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Big Clock

he Coding Monkeys’ Big Clock HD app is a must for visually impaired travelers. Just double tap to rotate iPad orientation to landscape view and set it atop a hotel room TV or table. You’ll be able to read it with a glance while lying in bed. The clock displays time and date in the region format and language the device is set to. The app prevents devices from auto-locking when displaying the time.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/big-clock-hd/id364394834?mt=8

Digit-Eyes – Barcode Scanner App For The Blind – The Blind Life

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Digit-Eyes – Barcode Scanner App For The Blind – The Blind Life

This could possibly be the best iOS barcode scanning app for the visually impaired! It works great for all levels of blindness, legally blind, totally blind, everything! The app works great on both iPhone and iPad. I’ve provided a link to the app store below. Hope you enjoy the video and the app! Be sure to like the video and subscribe!

This is The Blind Life,!

(formerly The Blind Spot)

It’s where we discuss the good, the bad, and the often annoying aspects of living with low vision. Here you can find videos about assistive technology, helpful tips and tricks and the dos and don’ts of low vision etiquette. All shared with a positive attitude and lots of laughs.

If you enjoyed this video you may also enjoy:

Tech Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…

Tips and Tricks Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…

Sucks to be Blind Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…

Review: 9.7-inch $329 iPad (2018) – Should you buy it? By 9to5Mac

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Hands-on with the 9.7-inch 2018 6th-generation iPad featuring Apple Pencil support. Review: https://wp.me/p1xtr9-2d7q Should you consider it? Pre-order at B&H + free shipping/no tax: https://goo.gl/H4zQuA

Apple Pencil: https://goo.gl/D8T1Uy

Making the iPhone camera accessible for the blind.

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When it comes to accessibility on mobile devices, some will look at the camera and immediately scratch it off the to-do list. Others will look at the camera and ask what can be done.

Someone who can’t see may still want to share photos with family, friends, and connections who can. That’s why offering a Camera app that’s accessible to those with limited or no vision is so important. Everyone should have the option of taking pictures of the people and places that matter to them. And yes, in the age of social media, everyone should have the option of taking a selfie. That’s the essence of inclusivity.

If you’re interested in Learning how the iphone camera works with voiceover enabled. Take a good listen to this article it will help you get started.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.imore.com/making-iphone-camera-work-blind%3famp
We would like to thank iMore for this wonderful article. 

iMore

Easily share your WiFi with friends on iOS 11

Apple

iOS 11 includes many automatic features regarding first-time setup and account login. This extends to WiFi networks too. If a friend comes over with an iPhone running iOS 11, you can automatically log them in to your WiFi in one tap.The UI looks like the AirPods pairing process. When the WiFi password screen pops up on the new device, other nearby iOS devices that are already on the network will try to help … 

Using a iPad and iPhone as an example.

With iOS 11 installed on both, attempting to join the WiFi network on the iPhone displays the password field as normal.

Then, if you bring the iPhone ‘nearby’ to the iPad, the iPad will display a pop-up card that says an iPhone is trying to join the network.

With a single button tap, you can send the WiFi password over-the-air to the phone. After a short delay, the iPhone password field will be populated on the iPhone and it will be instantly connected to the network.
This new flow means you don’t have to go find the WiFi password on the back of the router anymore. Just tell your guests to tap on the network name and accept them with a tap on your personal device. The only two requirements is that the iPad/iPhone that knows the password must be nearby Bluetooth must be on both devices.and unlocked.

It’s a small thing that you will only use a few times yourself, and then occasionally when new friends come over with iPhones or iPads.

Actiview, a Bay Area based technology company, is collaborating with Pixar Animation Studios to provide support for all Blind/Low Vision and Hard of Hearing attendees of the new Disney•Pixar feature film “Incredibles 2,” 

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Press release from Actiview.

Berkeley, CA – June 14th, 2018: Actiview, a Bay Area based technology company, is collaborating with Pixar Animation Studios to provide support for all Blind/Low Vision and Hard of Hearing attendees of the new Disney•Pixar feature film “Incredibles 2,” opening in theaters nationwide June 15th. Moviegoers will be able to download Audio Description and Amplified Audio tracks to their mobile phone from the Actiview app, and play them alongside the film while they watch in the theater. Tracks are available to all audiences and compatible with any theater in the U.S.

“We are very excited that Pixar is working with Actiview for ‘Incredibles 2’ and connecting with the Blind and Hard of Hearing audience,” said “Incredibles 2” Producers Nicole Grindle and John Walker. “We made this movie for everyone to enjoy and this technology certainly allows that.”

In the U.S., there are over 10 million Hard of Hearing and Blind/Low Vision individuals who benefit from accessibility solutions, like Actiview’s Audio Description and Amplified Audio tracks, to enjoy the movie- going experience. Actiview’s Audio Description enables Blind/Low Vision movie lovers to fully experience a film by providing a narrated description of the visual components that accompany the film dialogue.

“For me to watch a movie, I need a special audio track called Audio Description,” said Noah Carver, a Blind teenager from Maine who utilizes Actiview’s Audio Description for in-theater movie watching. “It’s like an in- depth audio book of the movie so while everyone else is watching the battles on screen, a narrator is describing everything in amazing detail to me.”

For millions who are Hard of Hearing, Actiview’s Amplified Audio support provides a louder soundtrack for the film, assisting those with hearing loss to pick up on important audible components of films such as dialogue and audio cues.

Actiview is excited to join forces with Disney•Pixar to bring ownership of accessibility back to the people who need it. Actiview believes that accessibility technology should be convenient and should fit naturally into everyone’s lifestyle.

Actiview Founder, Alex Koren states, “Everyday we see people miss out on these shared experiences with family and friends. Movies are such a central part of our culture and it’s our mission to ensure everyone is included in watching films through the Actiview app. Pixar is leading the way in ensuring their movies are accessible, and we are so excited to be working with them to provide access support for ‘Incredibles 2’.”

In Disney•Pixar’s new release, “Incredibles 2,” Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, while Bob (voice of Craig T. Nelson) navigates the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life at home with Violet (voice of Sarah Vowell), Dash (voice of Huck Milner) and baby Jack-Jack—whose super powers are about to be discovered. Their mission is derailed, however, when a new villain emerges with a brilliant and dangerous plot that threatens everything. But the Parrs don’t shy away from a challenge, especially with Frozone (voice of Samuel L. Jackson) by their side. That’s what makes this family so Incredible.

To learn more about Actiview visit http://www.activiewapp.com

To learn more about “Incredibles 2” visit https://movies.disney.com/incredibles-2

To download the Actiview app on iOS visit www.activiewapp.com/download

To learn more about Audio Description visit www.activiewapp.com/audio-description

About Actiview

Actiview is a technology company focused on making the entertainment experience more accessible, active, engaging, and immersive. Our flagship product, the Actiview app, is an all-in-one solution that makes movies and video content accessible to the Blind/Low Vision and Deaf/Hard of Hearing communities in a way that feels natural and inclusive for everyone. The mobile app offers a range of services including Amplified Audio and Audio Description for both in-theater and in-home entertainment experiences. Follow us on social @TeamActiview.

About Pixar Animation Studios

Pixar Animation Studios, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®- winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. The Northern California studio has created some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “WALL•E,” “Up,” “Toy Story 3,” “Brave,” “Inside Out,” and “Coco.” Its movies have won 35 Academy Awards® and have grossed more than $11 billion at the worldwide box office to date. “Incredibles 2,” Pixar’s 20th feature, opens in theaters on June 15, 2018.

Media Inquiries:

Allie Klun allie@actiview.co 1.510.858.4987

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