Recommendations for Dusya

Recommendations for the settings of the assistant Dusya, for non-visual work using talk back. Current Version 1.4.3 Disable all types of activation and activate using the “dusya start” shortcut, or hang the dusya start application on the desktop gesture How to do this, you can listen to Oleg’s podcast on the apex launcher: https://yadi.sk/d/zj3mmTWIcEmFk People […]

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Assistant Dusya – How to Instructions and List of Shortcuts

1. Calls: Call back call [contact name] 2. Message: Send a message Write [contact name] SMS, Read the last five posts read all new messages 3. Navigation: Where I am, let’s go to the street [name], get directions to street [name], went to the address [city name], street [name], change your work address, let’s go […]

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Zorro: Keyboard shortcuts on USB KeyBoard

Esc – analogue of the “back” button; Win + Esc – analogue of the “home” button; Ctrl + Esc – analogue of the “menu” button; Alt + Tab – switch between applications; Ctrl + Space – switch layouts; Ctrl + P – open settings; Ctrl + M – manage installed applications; Ctrl + W – […]

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Zorro: Gestures on Android

Zorro After turning on TalkBack, you can also use Explore by touch, which reads screen elements when you move your finger over them. Faster movements are considered gestures. Explore by touch can only be used with TalkBack. The system prompts you to activate this feature the first time you turn on TalkBack. If you do […]

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How to Create Scripts for the Voice Assistant Dusya TTS

3 days, 4 days, 5 days – you can do it through a template like “$ Number (days | days | day)” This is described in the example. In the template, you need to write the phrase that you will pronounce. Dusya will compare your phrase with a template. For example, “good morning *” would […]

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List of Blind-Friendly Apps

Creating a mailbox on Google: https://accounts.google.com/SignUp?hl=ru Linking a payment card to a Google account: https://wallet.google.com/ Apex-Launcher (desktops with a lot of features): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.launcher&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hbmRkb2VzLmxhdW5jaGVyIl0 Blind-Droid Wallet (for recognizing banknotes): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirwebsistem.currencyeyes blind-droid wallet – RUB (to support Russian rubles in the Blind-Droid Wallet app): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirwebsistem.currencyeyes_ru OsmAnd-access 1.6.5 a11y + 2 (GPS Navigator for the Blind): http://ksrk-edu.ru/download.php?id=63 Skype: […]

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Ideal Settings for Spiel Screen Reader

Spiel is the most highly configurable screen reader for the Android operating system. However, it does not have official user documentation, which often makes it difficult for beginners to master all its features. Many menu items are accompanied by special prompts, but, as practice shows, they are also not always enough to explain certain settings. Below we […]

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Review of Foreign-Language Speech Synthesizers for Android

A speech synthesizer is the main means of obtaining information about the contents of the screen for a blind computer user, and when there is no alternative in the form of a braille display, it is generally the only one. Due to the fact that support for working with tactile displays in the Android platform is […]

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Overview of Mobile Accessibility for Android

Mobile Accessibility is a suite of applications from the well-known company Codefactory designed to provide accessibility to devices running the Android operating system for blind and visually impaired users. It should be noted right away that this is an unusual technical solution, since it is not limited to a certain program that works behind the scenes, […]

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Review of Just Speak, the Android Voice Assistant

Just Speak is an Android operating system accessibility service that provides voice control of the device. The product is distributed free of charge and is the development of the Eyes-Free Project, that is, the official accessibility team that deals with the accessibility of the Android OS, including the TalkBack voice screen reader and the BrailleBack tactile screen […]

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