[Electronics-talk] ACCESSIBLE TABLETS/NETBOOKS

[JIm Barbour]

It is unlikely that the tablet you buy will be accessible unless it is
an iPad, a microsoft surface, or an android tablet capable of running
at leastJelly Bean.

If you are not sure if the tablets you're looking at meet one of the
qualificaions above, I'd stay away from it.

It is also worth thinking about what you want to do with it.  A tablet
is a very convenient way to read mail, read web pages, watch videos,
and listen to music.  It's not so convenient for writing documents,
sending emails, or making videos.

Take Care,

Jim

On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 11:33:28AM -0500, Anita Ogletree wrote:
> Do you think it would be sensible to purchase a tablet from Amazon--one that
> is used? I'm working with a small budget here.
> 
> 
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov
> >To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and
> appliances"<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> >Date sent: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 07:58:41 -0800
> >Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] ACCESSIBLE TABLETS/NETBOOKS
> 
> >A tablet? No, but the iPad is a tablet, and has the same
> accessibility
> >as the iPhone.  I have an Asus netbook that I purchased a few
> years ago.
> >It's basically a small laptop that runs Windows XP and will work
> with a
> >Windows screen reader just like any other Windows PC.  I believe
> that you
> >can still buy netbooks, even though their market share is
> shrinking
> >because people prefer to use tablets.  I have listened to
> podcasts on the
> >Google Nexus 7, which is an Android tablet, and it appears to
> have a lot
> >of accessibility, and is much cheaper than an iPad or iPad mini.
> >Andy
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
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> >Behalf Of Anita Ogletree
> >Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 3:25 PM
> >To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> >Subject: [Electronics-talk] ACCESSIBLE TABLETS/NETBOOKS
> 
> >Has anyone ever used a tablet or netbook? If so, was it
> accessible? I
> >found some reasonable ones on Amazon.
> 
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