Help needed

[Shaun]

We’ve always struggled with Alexa and no speech issues apart from slight west.country accent, my wife would often row with it, turned off now not worth the stress
have a look at accessibility in setttings on your iPad, there may be some other functions in there that might help
summary of stuff can be found on

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/ipad/ipad9a2465f9/ipados

your android device will have similar features

Ellie , i guess Matthew was a train spotter in his youth, either that or he was nicking lead 😂😂😂

[Nettie]

I can't even make Alexa work. My best friend was the last to understand me until he couldn't. Happy Days 😄

I talk to Alexa through Text to speech, my speech is almost zilch now 😢 Janette x

[matthew55]

I can't even make Alexa work. My best friend was the last to understand me until he couldn't. Happy Days 😄

[Shaun]

Matthew have you tried this. This message was written using voice control on my iPad

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208343

Sorry I can’t remember if you still have voice
but others might not be aware of this iPad functionality , it takes a little practise and you will have to speak with your posh voice
shaun

[matthew55]

Both. 😄

[Ellie]

iPad or a Windows tablet?

Needless to say, train yards has me stumped!

[matthew55]

iPhone and tablet. I never listened when we were taught about computers. Something about train yards. 😄x

[Ellie]

Matthew, just a thought; have you got the predictive text turned on - it saves a lot of keystrokes.

And what are you using - phone or laptop/tablet?

Love Ellie.

[matthew55]

Thank you very much guys I will investigate 👍x

[Shaun]

And they are not medical people just techies
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[Shaun]

Matthew, why won’t you get assistive tech in they will probably have something in their van and you don’t have to pay
shaun

[Ellie]

The problem with the larger on-screen keyboard is they can take up too much screen space, leaving you without a view of the page on which you’re working. Have you tried to enlarge your own on-screen keyboard? Hot Virtual Keyboard is one option (cost about $30) but I’m not sure how easy it is to customise it.

You could try a plug-in keyboard with extra large keys? Have you seen any that might be suitable for your abilities? What about Shaun's suggestion?

I am of course going to suggest that you contact your assistive technology service to see what they can offer, but I know that’s unlikely to happen, which is a shame as that’s what they're there for. Hopefully you’ll prove me wrong 😁

[Shaun]

HelloMatthew
have a look at

https://www.techsilver.co.uk/product/big-button-keyboard-large-keys/

Shaun

[matthew55]

Does anyone produce online or anywhere a keyboard that has extra large buttons? It's bad enough having to type without constantly hitting the back button. 😠