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

[Tracy Carcione]

If anyone actually wants to tackle producing something to help with some of
these accessibility problems, like pursuing the 3D printer idea, for
example, I point out GoFundMe.  
I just got a blindness product from a GoFundMe startup.  The makers
presented their idea and how they intended to accomplish it, as well as the
total amount they wanted to raise.  They offered donors a price break on the
product, or I could have just donated because I thought it was an idea worth
exploring.  Then they gave me occasional progress reports, and, yesterday,
an actual product.  It seemed to work out well for all concerned. Amounts
that would be a problem for one person are broken up between many small
investors/donors, and the whole thing seems easier.
Tracy


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Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 1:21 PM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
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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

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim McCarthy via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 9:41 AM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
Cc: Jim McCarthy
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] future of accessibility in appliances and
devices

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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Cc: Sandra Streeter
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 Ib?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 Ib?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 wasnb?Tt aware I was in). Those of
us who are still button-pushers, and donb?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 downb?"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 b?oRevelationb? b?" tis b?" that waits But our unfurnished eyes b?"
(Emily Dickinson)

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