[Electronics-talk] Mobile Accessibility v2.0 is now available!

Tue Dec 11 18:53:10 UTC 2012

thanks! So jelly bean is a version of android.
I assume talk back is the speech on an android phone.
For anyone using android tablets, what is the speech like? does it sound 
like
the text to speech on a victor reader product?
Perhaps there are links to a demo of one.
Also, what do these tablets do other than internet capability?
Do they have a word processor and Office applications?
I mean  do they have the office suite on them or if not, how do you write 
documents?

I thought a tablet was a mini pc, so I thought it ran like one to some 
extent.
So let me know if that is right.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 1:43 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Mobile Accessibility v2.0 is now available!

See my comments below.

On 11/12/12 12:06, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
> Well, we can wish for built in accessibility, but its not there so I
> think Code factory has done a good job in giving us access.

Built in accessibility is there on Android. Talk Back has been included
in Android since Android version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

> I've never used a tablet but thought about getting one. I'm a little
> confused.
> Which tablets will code factory screen reader work on?

It sounds like it should work on pretty much any tablet running Android
4.1 (Jelly Bean). You should probably check with Code Factory first
though. There are probably some changes made by vendors rendering a
tablet inaccessible. For example, I heard that the Kindle Fire HD is not
accessible even though it's running Jelly Bean.

> I did not know tablets were accessible! I assume
> jelly bean is the software the tablet runs on. I thought android was
> also software so that's where I'm confused.

As it says below, Jelly Bean is a version of Android. Android 4.1 and
Android 4.2 were code named Jelly Bean.

> I'm not sure how a blind person  would efficiently navigate a touch
> screen. Will these android
> phones and tablets be navigated like an I Phone? I've seen a demo of that.
> I suppose you'd have to run your fingers over the screen and hear the
> buttons and then tap or something to get it
> to execute that command. I've always been one to use the keys and the
> layout of them to maintain orientation.
> I hope you could hook up a bluetooth keyboard to a tablet in  case you
> wanted to navigate or type with the keyboard instead of the screen.

I haven't used an Android phone or tablet myself, but I've heard demos,
and they do work similar to the iPhone, and as you described above. Note
that the Apple tablets, the iPads, are also accessible and run
VoiceOver, so behave almost identically to the iPhone.

> I'm also wondering the cost of this software. It did not have a price in
> the
> announcement.

I'm not sure many of these announcements typically include international
prices. Mobile Accessibility 1.0 cost $99 in the US, although several
cell phone providers provided it for free on their hand sets. I'm not
sure that will continue with MA 2.0 or if it'll have the same price as 1.0.

> Ashley
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Baracco, Andrew W
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 4:54 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Mobile Accessibility v2.0 is now 
> available!
>
> I think that Code Factory is to be commended for blazing the trail of
> making smart phones accessible, but like the Pony Express, it's time has
> passed. There should be no need any more to have to pay for a 3rd party
> accessible solution to access a cell phone.
>
> Andy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of David Andrews
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 10:26 AM
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Mobile Accessibility v2.0 is now available!
>
>
>>
>> Mobile Accessibility v2.0 is now available!
>>
>>
>> Mobile Accessibility v2.0 is now available!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Major upgrade which introduces support for tablet devices, Android
>> Jelly Bean, two new applications and much more!
>>
>>
>>
>> Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, December 10th, 2012
>>
>> Code Factory has once again responded to the wishes of its users in the
>> latest v2.0 of Mobile Accessibility. This major release is the first to
>> support Android tablets as well as new devices powered by the latest
>> Android Jelly Bean operating system.
>>
>> "Since the release of v1.0 of Mobile
>> Accessibility, many users have been asking when we would provide
>> support for tablets," explains Eduard Sánchez, CEO at Code Factory.
>> "We're proud to extend support to Android tablets in v2.0, as well as
>> support the latest Android phones, allowing users to take full
>> advantage of the latest mainstream technologies available on the
>> market."
>>
>> Jelly Bean is not only the fastest and smoothest version of Android,
>> but it also includes major accessibility improvements. Code Factory
>> spotted this opportunity to provide an improved user experience and
>> v2.0 includes a new set of gestures to facilitate touch screen
>> navigation.
>>
>> All users of Mobile Accessibility will be able to take advantage of our
>> new Notes and Explorer apps, providing a fully accessible way to read
>> and write notes and to explore files on the phone. In addition, all of
>> our applications are now fully accessible with TalkBack.
>>
>> High quality Braille support has always been one of our main priorities
>> at Code Factory. The Braille support in Mobile Accessibility has been
>> refreshed with improved Braille connection, support for new Braille
>> displays, improved text panning, and various other enhancements.
>>
>> Product Highlights:
>> * Support for tablet devices powered by Android.
>> * Support for Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) mobile devices.
>> * Two new applications: Notes and Explorer.
>> * All applications are now fully compatible with Talkback.
>> * Support for multiple-contact SMS messages.
>> * Support for writing long SMS messages (more than 160 characters).
>> * File download using the web browser is now supported.
>> * Braille: Support for Seika Braille displays.
>> * Braille: Support for cursor routing keys.
>> * Braille: Enhanced Braille panning.
>>
>> For detailed information on what's new in Mobile Accessibility v2.0
>> check
>> <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=2163268&msgid=179940&act=A9K
>> I&c=1030778&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.codefactory.es%2FMA%2Fen%2FMA_
>> manual_en.html%23_Toc341383273>http://www.codefactory.es/MA/en/MA_manua
>> l_en.html#_Toc341383273
>>
>>
>> For more information on Mobile Accessibility v2.0, check the user
>> manual which is available at
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