[Electronics-Talk] future of accessibility in appliances and devices

[S L Johnson]

Jim:

Okay, the smart phone may be one way to have access but, manufacturers still 
should make heir appliances accessible.  Not every blind or visually 
impaired person, especially aging seniors, can afford a smart phone.  Also 
many seniors are not comfortable with the new touch screen technology.

Sandra Johnson

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From: Jim McCarthy via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 9:41 AM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] future of accessibility in appliances and 
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Sandra,
The smart phone providing access to appliances actually might prove helpful 
to you given what you describe. That is if you had access to a qwerty 
keyboard or braille display. The majority of touch screen gestures and 
methods do have keyboard equivalents. I agree with Dave that smart phone 
access to appliances would be one more access tool and it also seems one 
that the appliance manufacture community might pursue.
Jim McCarthy

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Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 9:46 PM
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Subject: [Electronics-Talk] future of accessibility in appliances and 
devices

All in for a range of solutions! I, for one, have had a devil of a time 
mastering any touch-screen device (except my microwave), because Iâ?Tm a 
lousy auditory learner who needs both Braille and practice to master even a 
smartphone, and because I have some fine-motor issues that make it harder to 
ensure that Iâ?Tm, say, double-tapping something instead of tapping once and 
accidentally moving my finger without knowing it, then attempting the second 
half of the gesture (in the new place I wasnâ?Tt aware I was in). Those of 
us who are still button-pushers, and donâ?Tt want to use touch screens or to 
talk to a device, are left out in the cold. . Smartphones would not be an 
option for me. Besides which, say the Internet part of the grid (but not all 
electronic areas) went downâ?"getting our phones to talk to our devices so 
we can set them properly might be a major issue. And, I am totally in 
agreement that we need to be better advocates for ourselves, instead of 
waiting for a politician or governmental system to finally see/do something 
about our needs. Not all de-regulation is a bad thing.



Sandra

Not â?oRevelationâ? â?" tis â?" that waits
But our unfurnished eyes â?"
(Emily Dickinson)

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