[Electronics-Talk] [EXTERNAL] Re: review of blind-friendly cell-phones wanted

[Christopher Chaltain]

That list and others either went by the boards or became iPhone focused. 
I created a list to try to fill that gap called the Accessible Mobile 
Devices list where you can talk about accessible smart or feature 
phones, MP3 players, tablets and so on. The problem is that it's got 
kind of a low membership, so you may not find someone on that list who 
can answer your question. If you're interested:

- You can subscribe to the list by sending email to
blindmobiletech-request at freelists.org with 'subscribe' in the Subject
field OR by visiting the list page at
http://www.freelists.org/list/blindmobiletech

On 11/04/16 12:16, Baracco, Andrew W via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> I know that there used to be a couple of listservs that discussed the various blind friendly phones. I believe that there was one called blindphones, but since I am a happy iPhone user, such a list would have no interest for me.
>
> ?Andy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim Barbour via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 10:43 AM
> To: James Aldrich via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Jim Barbour
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Electronics-Talk] review of blind-friendly cell-phones wanted
>
> Wow, lots of exclamation marks.
>
> I think what Sandra is asking for is an overview of what phones are out there for blind folks.
>
> I don't know if an AT vendor has put something like this together.
>
> I basically know that there's the iPhone, which is the gold standard in accessible smart phones.
>
> I know there's a plethora of Android based cell phones running talkback.
>
> There's also a few self voicing phones, like the Haven.
>
> This isn't so much an overview as a bit of a painting of the landscape.
>
> Take Care,
>
> Jim
>
> On Sat, Apr 09, 2016 at 05:07:52AM -0600, James Aldrich via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> Hi Sandra,
>>
>> What do you want in that perfect cell phone!  Define it for us.  What you might find depends on the cell carrier!  It is probably out there!  I'll vote for my IPhone since it does everything I want and then some!  What's near perfect for me may not be so for someone else!  For price and small size, check out the Apple SE IPhone.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Apr 8, 2016, at 5:20 PM, Sandra Streeter via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Still looking for that perfect cell phone! Wondered if anyone knew of a current review of what’s out there today for us—describing the similarities and differences in the features. I’ve looked online some, but a lot of the things I’ve seen are now outdated. Someone must know more than I do; a Google search is only as good as the one inputting the search request. Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sandra
>>> "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is
>>> essential is invisible to the eye." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery The
>>> Little Prince
>>>
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