[Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.

Mon Feb 13 14:32:53 UTC 2012

Quyte possible. It's spray and pray. Lol. On a more serious note, I point it 
at the board and snap away. The pictures are generally good enough for 
someone to interpret them at a later date. However, I typically take 2 just 
to be safe.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judy Jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.

> This brings up the idea of blind persons actually snapping accurate pics 
> with this phone.  If one doesn't have sight, or just light perception, is 
> this possible?
>
> Judy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 5:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.
>
>
>>I mostly use my phone to take pictures of the board when I want to copy 
>>down
>> a slide or something hand written in situations that I haven't made prier
>> arrangements with the professor to give me a copy of the slides or 
>> lecture
>> notes before hand. For example, I was at a conference on student 
>> financial
>> aide the lecturer did not want to give me a copy of the PowerPoint he was
>> using, so I sat there in the first row snapping pictures with my phone.
>>
>>
>>
>> The phone works good with PDFs. I haven't found a good OCR app for it 
>> yet,
>> but I am open to all suggestions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Good luck finding a new phone,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
>> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 11:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.
>>
>>
>>> Mark,
>>>
>>> Tell me more about how you take pictures of the board for notes? What 
>>> app
>>> does this? Do you read PDF's on your Iphone, and what apps do this?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Marsha
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 9:27 PM
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.
>>>
>>> Judy,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have the iphone. I personally like it, and find it is the best phone 
>>> on
>>> the market for how I use it. As a college student, I use my iphone to do
>>> many things because I can't always have a laptop or note taker with me. 
>>> I
>>> keep my calendar containing my classes appointments and other time
>>> obligations so that I don't miss any important appointments, I use the
>>> phone
>>>
>>> to read email, It's my alarm clock, my watch, my GPS, and link to the
>>> world.
>>>
>>> My iphone has mostly supplanted my laptop and Braille note for most
>>> situations, however, my laptop and note taker are still used, just
>>> differently than they were before the iphone.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The iphone can be used to quickly respond to professor's emails, or to
>>> quickly copy notes off the board by photographing them. It can be used 
>>> as
>>> a
>>> money reader to check to make shore I was given proper change at the
>>> cafeteria. The uses for the iphone are endless.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I found it to be quite simple to use, although it had a bit of a 
>>> learning
>>> curve. Feel free to contact me off list with any questions.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Good luck in finding a new phone.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Judy Jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net>
>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 8:27 PM
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.
>>>
>>>
>>>> After years of using various Nokia devices with Talks, I'm thinking 
>>>> about
>>>> switching to something else, or at least, seeing if there is anything
>>>> better out there.  I'm very impressed with the iPhone and VoiceOver, 
>>>> but
>>>> would like to hear how easy it is to adapt to using the touch pad.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not impressed with MobileSpeak voices, tried a phone using that in 
>>>> a
>>>> previous upgrade, and returned the phone and program.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to hear from people about the pros and cons of the phones
>>>> and
>>>
>>>> programs they are using, so I can make an informed decision this next
>>>> upgrade.
>>>>
>>>> I am currently using Nokia's N96, but am not as happy with the phone as 
>>>> I
>>>> thought I would be.  I have to replace the phone's plastic back every 
>>>> so
>>>> often, although I do love the Talks clarity of eloquence speech.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for all your advice and suggestions.
>>>>
>>>> Judy Jones
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