Hey Mark, Thanks so much for your input. The vast majority of books that I would be checking out from my public library would be e-books, which I would be reading with my Kindle app. Per your suggestion, I will make sure that I get knowledgeable, sighted assistance when going through the Kindle App authorization process.
I also recently acquired a Kindle fire, which I have yet to use, but it will be interesting to compare its performance when reading Kindle books, using VoiceView with the iOS Kindle app, which works very well with VO indeed! Thanks again for your input, Mark! Mike > On 23 Aug 2017, at 06:58, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello Mike, > > Your question is difficult to answer because OverDrive for iOS, while > VoiceOver accessible, is not the most intuitive of iOS apps to use. > > Having said this, I use OverDrive for iOS every single day and I love it. > Keep in mind, however, that I do have some vision and that I have been using > OverDrive for several years. > > The short answer to your question is that, with VoiceOver enabled, you can > definitely borrow books from any associated lending library. > > Getting OverDrive working with the Kendal app can be done but, as I said > earlier, it is not very intuitive, from a reader's point of view. However, > once you enable the prerequisite authorizations, you should be good to go. > > I would strongly suggest that you have a sighted person, on hand, during the > Kendal authorization process. > > Also, keep in mind that while OverDrive works very well with regard to > listening to audio books, native eBooks do not work well when VoiceOver is > enabled. This is why you will definitely want to use the Kendall app in > concert with OverDrive when attempting to read eBooks. > > I realize that my answer sounds somewhat contradictory but I can assure you > it is not. It simply reflects the somewhat access ambiguity of the Overdrive > app, itself. > > Good Luck, > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom > Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 2:22 AM > To: 'Adrian Leong' via MacVisionaries > Subject: Accessibility of Overdrive on iOS apps? > > Hello everyone, > > Sometime ago, I learned that, although I live in Europe, I can have > membership at the library where I have lived in the States. Since I would > like to start checking out books from there, and they use a platform called > Overdrive, I am wondering about its accessibility and usability on iOS > devices. > > If I am correctly informed, the books that I will be able to check out can be > read on the Kindle app, but somehow, Overdrive needs to be launched in the > background. > > Has anyone residing in the US had any experience checking out books from > their local library and if so, how easy is it to check out and read the books > from an accessibility standpoint? > > Thanks in advance, > > Mike > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
