[Electronics-talk] ACCESSIBLE TABLETS/NETBOOKS

[Gary Lee]

There is also a podcast on blindgeekzone.com by Mike arigo.  He gakes you 
through setup and several applications on an android device.

Looks pretty good.  I may get one soon just to play with.
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From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
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>I would strongly suggest that you listen to Robert Carter's podcasts on
> the Google nexus 7 before making your decision. Also, I believe that
> there is a podcast done by the Serotek folks at:
> www.thatandroidshow.com
> Andy
>
>
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> That sounds like a winner! Thanks!
>
>> ----- 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 08:42:07 -0800
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>>I wouldn't buy a used Android device because for accessibility
> you
>>really need the latest version of the Android OS.  The Nexus 7
> sells new
>>for $199, which is a bargain considering that the screen reader
> is
>>included out of the box, and is free.
>
>>Andy
>
>
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>>Behalf Of Anita Ogletree
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>>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
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>
>>>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
>
>
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>>>Has anyone ever used a tablet or netbook? If so, was it
>>accessible? I
>>>found some reasonable ones on Amazon.
>
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