[Electronics-talk] [EXTERNAL] Stand Alone GPS Units

[Sarah Clark]

Hi Andy,

Thanks for your response. When you say "set it up", do you mean just in the 
beginning when you first purchase it and want to set your preferences, or do 
you mean set it up for each use. Does your wife's Garmin Nuvi have voice 
commands? Some do and I think some don't. And the ones that do have them 
allow you to speak the menus and destination address. I'm wondering if the 
voice commands are sufficient to allow a blind person to use it?

We want to purchase one for when we are with drivers who don't have GPS on 
their phone, and my husband would also like to be able to take it with him 
and use it when he is in a taxi, so that would require him needing to use it 
independently.

Sarah

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
To: "Sarah Clark" <sarah at sarahaclark.com>; "Discussion of accessible 
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Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 8:49 AM
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My wife has a Garmin Nuvi, and it is usable if you have some vision, but
not by someone who is totally blind. It does speak turn by turn
directions, but setting things up requires vision.

Andy


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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Electronics-talk] Stand Alone GPS Units

Hello,

I am wondering if there are any stand alone GPS units that are usable by
a blind person? I am referring to commercial off the shelf units, not
devices made specifically for the blind.

I have read that the Garmin Nuvi and Tom Tom Go units can be used via
voice commands. Does anyone have any experience with these units and
know whether they are actually usable? (or are there initial steps that
must be taken that are not accessible, before a voice command can be
given)

Also a different but related question...  can an iPod Touch use GPS if
one purchases a GPS receiver to pair with it?

Thanks,
Sarah


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