[Blindtlk] mobile phone

[christopher nusbaum]

As for keyboarding, you can also use dictation to speak your texts and emails.

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 26, 2013, at 7:56 AM, Judy Jones <jtj1 at cableone.net> wrote:

> I totally agree.  After having the iPhone for almost a year, the LG Optimus G phone I have was very easy to work with.  Since we're with AT&T, the Mobile Accessibility screen access is free of charge, and can be downloaded from the Google Pllay Store, and uses the vocalizer voices, i.e. the same voice used in Apple's VoiceOver.
>
> All Android devices now use this speech, but also have TalkBack built in.  I have tried them both and find them very easy to use.
>
> I've only had this device a couple of weeks, but am very happy with it.
>
> Judy
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Mike Freeman
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 2:24 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] mobile phone
>
> Justin:
>
> In my opinion, the iPhone 5 is still the most accessible smartphone on the
> market although various Android phones are becoming increasingly accessible.
> The website you're looking for is <www.atguys.com>.
>
> However, I'm going to have to disabuse you of a couple of notions. First,
> although that miniature keyboard is cute and useful, it's not for the
> faint-of-heart or the beginner as it is small and some keys do double-duty.
> IMO you'd be better off to start with using a full-size Apple Bluetooth
> keyboard; you can keep it in its box when not in use and it fits nicely into
> a backpack.
>
> The second notion is that you can use a keyboard in place of learning the
> iPhone's VoiceOver gestures; you cannot. Some of the phone functions cannot
> be done using only the keyboard. Better in my view to get the NBP books on
> the iPhone and just plunge in, telling yourself that you're going to learn
> those gestures before you eat your next prime rib dinner or buy yourself a
> beer or whatever it takes for you to stay on-task of learning the gestures.
> In other words, there is no easy way out. This goes double for android
> phones. They're often more geeky than iPhones are in connecting devices. Or
> so I am told by people whom I respect.
>
> I'm not trying to change your mind so much as I'm telling you that your
> expectations are unrealistic. Keyboards are great and have their place but
> they won't substitute for buckling down and learning your phone.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
> williams
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 12:30 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: [Blindtlk] mobile phone
>
> Good afternoon.  I am about to get another phone in the next couple of
> weeks.  Is the eye phone five the most accessible and app friendly, or are
> their others which I should consider.  Also, I would like an accessible blue
> tooth keyboard to go with the phone for texting in public places.  I've lost
> the web site with the 44 dollar keyboards which were available due to
> several computer changes in the last several months.  Can anyone give me
> that site for the mobile phone keyboards, or recommend another?  Before
> anyone starts asking about use of a blue tooth keyboard for the mobile
> phone, please respect that I have made a personal choice, and that I will
> learn the gestures in time, but I'm not interested in pressuring myself
> while I am in school.
>
> Thank you for your answers.
>
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