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Full History - 2017 - 09 - 04 - ID#6y5co3

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Getting Google Calendar on iPhone to do audio (self.Blind)

submitted by The_Miracle_Berry

Hi all,

I just started working for a recently blind man. He has expressed a lot of dismay at not being able to get his phone to list his daily activities in audio format. Apparently Siri doesn't work with Google Calendar. I am wondering what blind folks use in this situation. I know there must be something and I would love to help this man become more independent.

Thank you so much!

The_Miracle_Berry [OP] 1 points 5y ago

Thanks all. He is actually quite old (nearly 80), so it's very hard to integrate new technology into his lifestyle. But I will look into your suggestions.

fastfinge 1 points 5y ago

Pick up a Google Home, or if he's in the US, the Google Assistant app. It's Google's version of Siri, and so of course works with Google Calendar.

bradley22 1 points 5y ago

Does this man know about voiceover? If you'd like to find out more here is a link. https://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision/

awesomesaucesaywhat 1 points 5y ago

I use the built in calendar app with the iPhone. It works well. I keep it in list form

The_Miracle_Berry [OP] 1 points 5y ago

He really needs to access the Google calendar because it's what his work uses. Maybe the two can be synched?

Thanks.

awesomesaucesaywhat 1 points 5y ago

Yes they can! On the google calendar website there should be an option to export the calendar/share. It will give a code that can then be added to the Apple calendar. On the apple side it's called subscribing to a calendar.

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