{"id":2266,"date":"2016-11-11T14:33:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T20:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2266"},"modified":"2016-11-12T18:03:54","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T00:03:54","slug":"ios-messaging-more-than-just-text-exploring-images-emoji-and-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2266","title":{"rendered":"IOS Messaging &#8211; More Than Just Text, Exploring Images, Emoji and Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1089\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2266-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/IO_s_Messaging.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/IO_s_Messaging.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/IO_s_Messaging.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Blind Abilities offers another iAccess Demo. In this episode, Pete Lane explores three new features impacting the Messages app brought about by IOS 10. Pete demonstrates how to quickly reply to a message using standard emoji, send a message using animation and how to replace words in a text message with emoji. All of these features are accessible and easy to use, making the use of images and animation much more comfortable to blind and visually impaired IOS users. <!--more--><br \/>\nJoin Pete for this relaxed, yet entertaining demonstration and take advantage of these visual effects previously reserved only for sighted individuals!<br \/>\nYou can follow Pete on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/Http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/lane7625\">@Lane7625<\/a><br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1091\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2266-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/IO_s_Messaging.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/IO_s_Messaging.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/IO_s_Messaging.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/IO_s_Messaging.mp3Blind Abilities offers another iAccess Demo. In this episode, Pete Lane explores three new features impacting the Messages app brought about by IOS 10. Pete demonstrates how to quickly reply to a message using standard emoji, send a message using animation and how to replace words in a text message with emoji. 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