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Thanks Will, very useful. Feels like a bit of a stalemate with the accessibility options, to be honest will believe it when I see it re anything coming directly from Apple! Claire Hayward Occupational Therapist Tel: 0121 627 8235 Internal: 51235 Email: [log in to unmask] Access to Communication and Technology West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre 91 Oak Tree Lane Selly Oak Birmingham B29 6JA www.actwmids.nhs.uk www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk This e-mail is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please accept our apologies; please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please inform us that this message has gone astray before deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation. -----Original Message----- From: A discussion list for Assistive Technology professionals. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wade Will (EASTERN AND COASTAL KENT PCT) Sent: 14 September 2011 21:17 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Hold down time on a text based app? --- This message appears to be from @nhs.net, however this is not the case. The message was sent by a sender external to nhs.net and therefore the content should be verified before being acted upon. The identified sender is [log in to unmask] --- Appsforaac (its not mine! Its everybody's!) is undergoing a bit of a change to add in the access options.. I've been hesitant to do it for sometime as a) few actually have implemented any half decent variations of the single tap as an interface or options for touch and hold (iMean was the first I can think of that does do it : http://appsforaac.net/app/imean - it can also do TTS now too) and b) with the release of iOS 5 in November time its been suggested that it all sorts of alternative access options will be possible so I didn't want to do the extra work if it was going to be superseded. (e.g. The N-Abler joystick is pictured in some of Apple's developer presentations on the matter - whether anyone is actually making something specifically for the devices or its just an accidental shot I'm not sure). Whatever happens though, a lot of the options need to come from the developers rather than Apple per se. All a bit grim sadly. :( w -- Will Wade Lead Occupational Therapist Kent Communication & Assistive Technology Service The Old Railway School Wainwright Place Newtown Ashford Kent TN24 0PF Tel: 01233 629859 Mob: 07968 050808 Fax: 01233 639516 If your email is a request for information made under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please forward to: FOI Lead, Kent Community Healthcare Trust, Trinity House, 110-120 Upper Pemberton, Eureka Business Park, Kennington, Ashford, Kent. TN25 4AZ. Telephone: 01233 667940. Email: [log in to unmask] From: Hayward Claire <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: "A discussion list for Assistive Technology professionals." <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 16:05:01 +0100 To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Hold down time on a text based app? Hi all, I am looking for a text to speech app for the ipad ideally, but maybe the ipod but need something that has the ability to alter the hold down acceptance time (as many of the communication aids offer). I have looked at Will's site and can't find anything suitable there, Predictable doesn't seem to do it. Is it something which is technically difficult with an ipad? 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