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

[Chris Nusbaum]

I'd also read the article in the October Braille Monitor entitled 
"My Adventures with the iPhone," written by none other than our 
own...  Mike Freeman! * Smile!

Chris

Chris Nusbaum
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"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and 
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical 
nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:43:38 -0800
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.

Although some geeky souls use Android phones, they're not really
classifiable as accessible at this point without downloading 
software
packages to make them speak and even these don't make a lot of 
apps in the
Android Market accessible but contain their own limited subset of 
apps.

As for the iPhone, if one is very easily frustrated, switching to 
the
touch-screen might be a bit of a stretch.  However, as Reese 
says, with a bit
of persistence, one can get the hang of it.  I got the iPhone at 
the start of
a weekend and by its end, I was using the phone successfully.  
I'd recommend
reading the NBp books on the iPhone; they'll give you a great 
head-start.

VoiceOver has a "practice" area where you can practice the 
various gestures
and VoiceOver will tell you what it thinks you did.  This hones 
one's skills
fairly quikly.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Judy Jones
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 7:23 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.

Thank you so much.  Was also thinking of the Android, too.  Do 
you miss
having the tactile buttons?  How easy is it to catch on to the 
different
hand/finger motions used on a touch pad, and where can one go to 
learn
these?

Thanks.

Judy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Reese" <atlanticstar1 at gmail.com
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Would like to hear from cell phone users.


 Hi Judy:

 There's a bit of a learning curb when transitioning to a touch 
pad phone
 however, give it a week or two, and you will begin to get the 
hang of it.

 I went with the IPhone primarily for two important reasons.  The 
speech is
 much better in my opinion then say the Android.  And there seems 
to be
 more
 usable apps with the IPhone as well.  Had it well over a year 
now and
 haven't looked back.

 Reese

 ----- Original Message ----- 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.


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