[blindkid] ipod touch/nano/cell phones?

[SUSAN POLANSKY]

Our son got his first cell phone when he was 11 as he was going to be on his own 
each day after school. He has had 2 LG Verizon flip phones that talk, the 
current one reads text messages, a feature that he wanted [at 14 texting has 
become important to him socially]. He has found these phones suitable to his 
needs and we have found that they do not break the bank. When his phone broke 
last summer I went to the Verizon web site and read up on the available phones 
to make sure we bought one that could be set to talk. These phones do 
not require any specific plan or internet access in order for the voice feature 
to work. If you decide to look into a Verizon phone with speech just be sure you 
have the information about the phone and the talking feature with you go to the 
Verizon store. We have bought phones from Verizon at 4 different stores and no 
one at any of the stores were aware that the phone could be set to talk, they 
all thought I was referring to the voice command feature. He also has an iPod 
Nano which has a very good voice over feature and is less expensive than an 
iTouch. The iPod shuffle also has voice over but it is not as detailed as the 
Nano and has less storage space. The Braille Press has a book available in 
Braille and CD on how to use the accessible  iPod and iTunes, Jason read this to 
set up his iTunes and to buy his music. 

 
Susan 

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From: Lynda Zwinger <lyndaz918 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" 
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Sent: Tue, January 25, 2011 3:48:48 PM
Subject: [blindkid] ipod touch/nano/cell phones?

Hello all,

My son is turning 12, and wants an iPod Touch or a cell phone for his
birthday.  We are probably not going to go there for another year or two,
but just in case we turn soft, does anyone have any advice about
easiest/most accessible brands or type of phones and/or any experience with
blind kids and iPods?

thanks!

Lynda Zwinger
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