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

[Tina Sohl]

Amazon also has several bluetooth keyboards usable on all platforms and 
that will fit in a bigger purse or should er bag. I have one and am 
getting my husband one some time. They do make some things easier as 
does talking to the phone which is what I do a lot for email, texts and 
other things.
Original message:
> 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

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> 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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