Richard,

I think you can use a braille keyboard with most apps on a paired iPhone. 
There are uses of the dot 8 key to implement some commands along wtih 
chording.

Threre are apps that work for reading daisy books.  Bookshare Read2Go just 
came out.  There are some deccent reviews; but InDaisy will also read 
Bookshare books.  As far as Learning Ally, a.k.a. RFBD, they have an app for 
the iPhone.  Have not played with it, so can't comment on it. 
Unfortunately, these blindness-oriented apps charge about 5-10 times as much 
as you can find some main market apps as in InDaisy, but that is because of 
the limited market.
Steve, K8SP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 3:31 PM
Subject: off topic apple


> Hi folks;
> Feel free to delete but I believe there are a few bad apples on this
> list.  I have been looking at speech only note takers for about $2,000
> and an i-pad and keyboard sound lots cheaper but bigger.  I talked with
> my nephew, Mr. computer, who added to my confusion by stating that a key
> board would only let me use aps that had an on screen keyboard and he
> suggested that many didn't.  Left me perplexed, if no on screen keyboard
> then what?
> Also national braille press put out a book discussing 19 aps that a
> blind person can use.  I hate to buy the book at this stage of things
> but I'd love to know what the 19 aps were? Also has anyone tried read to
> go from book share and how well does it work?  Is there some version of
> read to go that works with rfb&d?
> If anyone has any thought provoking ideas feel free to contact me off
> list.  I hate to mess up this list with lots of non radio stuff.To keep
> things on topic is there an apple app which works as a logging program
> and is usable with voice over?
> Also I appreciate the replies to my accidental post concerning
> transcription.  I think this particular job is a done deal but
> unfortunately there will be others with little or no warning.
> -- 
> richard