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

Tue Dec 11 20:32:41 UTC 2012

Talk Back is the screen reader with Android. Looks like it uses Google's
synthesizer, but I think you can use 3rd party synthesizers as well.

On 11/12/12 14:26, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
> Jim,
> This is good news. So you're saying we can buy a tablet without buying
> an extra synthesizer.
> What synthesizer do these tablets use?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Barbour
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 2:25 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Mobile Accessibility v2.0 is now available!
> 
> You get accessibility out of the box for tablets running jelly bean. The
> most well known are the nexus 7 and nexus 10. .
> 
> Jim
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Dec 11, 2012, at 11:19 AM, "Ashley Bramlett"
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> that is good that android is accessible out of the box.
>> But I don't think it provides access to tablets out of the box.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Baracco, Andrew W
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 1:56 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Mobile Accessibility v2.0 is now
>> available!
>>
>> There is much accesibility with Android Jellybean out of the box.  As
>> was said before, the big thing that Mobile Accessibility gives you is
>> support for Braille displays. If that is your need, and you want to go
>> Android, that may be a valid reason for investing in Mobile
>> Accessibility.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 10:07 AM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Mobile Accessibility v2.0 is now
>> available!
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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?
>> 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.
>>
>> 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'm also wondering the cost of this software. It did not have a price
>> in the announcement.
>>
>> 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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