[Diabetes-talk] Diabetes resolution

[Sandi Ryan]

Mike, My response was not to you, but to Bern, who said she didn't want to 
learn the iPhone and try to care for herself.  I didn't believe either of us 
had presumed that was the one true answer, but I had mentioned Apple's model 
for including accessibility in all its products as one that could be used by 
others.  I was asking her to read the message and understand I hadn't meant 
everyone needed an iPhone.

You said we weren't discussing this here any more--and I did respect that.

Sandi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Diabetes resolution


> Sandi:
>
> Please reread my post. I cited Apple because I was trying to illustrate a
> problem we'll have with FDA approving access technology. Please put your
> antennae down a bit looking for bogey-men that aren't there.
>
> I used the iPhone as an example because the FDA actually had outlined what
> its policy would be re iPhone diabetes applications, not because I 
> presumed
> technology would be restricted to i-devices.
>
> Voice technology isn't always quite as simple as even much of our 
> leadership
> would like to make it, i.e., there's more to it than most people 
> (including
> many of our leaders) presume.
>
> But this is really not the proper venue, I believe, to discuss the
> technicalities or engineering of a particular solution. All I'm saying is
> don't be surprised if things end up more complex than you might imagine.
>
> Again, this is no reason not to consider certain solutions.
>
> Put another way: don't shoot the messenger.He is not trying to impede our
> progress.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Sandi Ryan
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:38 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Diabetes resolution
>
> Who said anything about forcing people to work with iPhone technology? 
> What
>
> I said was, Apple created a model for selling the technology that better
> spread the cost of accessibility across the whole population, rather than
> limiting it to a small, special population.  Perhaps we can help others 
> make
>
> that model work, too.  I, for one, have not minded going to the store,
> buying the same thing everyone else buys, and having it automatically work
> for me, without having to spend an arm and a leg on speech for it, etc.
>
> I am not promoting Apple's technology in any way!  Please read what's said
> very carefully.
>
> Sandi
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bernadette Jacobs" <bernienfb75 at gmail.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 12:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Diabetes resolution
>
>
>> Hey Gang:
>>
>> Bern here.  I have to say, I'm with Veronica and mike on this one.
>> Furthermore, if I were to have a pump, and my next talking meter, got
>> forbid that I should have to buy an Iphone too just so I can not only 
>> work
>
>> the technology, but survive too???  So, how stupid is that???
>>
>> Bern
>> On 11/19/2013 8:30 PM, Sandi Ryan wrote:
>>>
>>> And I don't think Apple created Voiceover and made their products
>>> accessible just because they're good that way.  I think that the small
>>> population of blind people, working together and with partners, created
>>> an atmosphere that demanded what we needed, and even this giant
>>> corporation saw the light.  And they created a model for
>>
>>
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