[Electronics-talk] ACCESSIBLE TABLETS/NETBOOKS

[Christopher Chaltain]

and I think it needs to be a Surface Pro. I think the Surface, or maybe
it's called the Surface RT, is running the ARM port of Windows 8, and I
don't think there's a screen reader available for that version of
Windows. I'd also be curious if you could use a Surface Pro as a tablet.
For example, does Narrator or JAWS support the touch interface yet or
can you only use it with the keyboard?

On 08/03/13 10:52, JIm Barbour wrote:
> 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
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>>> 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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