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

[Arlene]

Fred, I appreciate the information about the keyboards. I would like to know 
about some of the models of keyboards that have the number keypad, iif you 
know of them. Possibly I could use it with the android phone I have, and 
whenever I can afford an i phone. I just hope one of these days I could 
finally accomplish the using of the touch screen and that it will finally 
click with me. Thank you so much for your helpful information.

Arlene

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'" 
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Cc: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] future of accessibility in appliances and 
devices


> Hello,
>
> My wife Mary does not like touch screens, either.  However, she uses her 
> iPhone with a Bluetooth keyboard with amazing results.  In this way, the 
> many wonderful apps which make our lives as blind persons, much easier are 
> available while still using buttons.
>
> These keyboards come in various sizes including 1 which is about the size 
> of the iPhone 5 and is convenient to carry around.  Others are full size 
> and some even come with numeric keypads.  ATGuys.com carries a couple 
> different models.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Sandra Streeter via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 9:46 PM
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Sandra Streeter <sandrastreeter381 at gmail.com>
> 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 I’m 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 I’m, 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 wasn’t aware 
> I was in). Those of us who are still button-pushers, and don’t 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 down—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 “Revelation” – tis – that waits
> But our unfurnished eyes –
> (Emily Dickinson)
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