[Electronics-Talk] phones switching icon locations, plus general comments

Thu Oct 27 01:56:43 UTC 2016

Yes, you can do that with an Android phone. I have a Samsung S7, and the 
placement of my icons do not move randomly. Occasionally, an app will 
rearrange things as part of an update, but the placement of objects on 
my Android screen isn't any different than the placement of things on my 
iPhone.

You can also turn off Talk Back's tactile and sound feedback in the Talk 
Back settings.

On 26/10/16 13:57, Kendra Schaber via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Hi all!
> The iphone doesn't just randomly move icons in strange spots on the screen. I can make folders and stick my icon apps in them instead of leaving them on the main screen. I don't know if you can do that with an android. If a smart phone doesn't work, you can also shop arround and find a basic phone. I have a blind friend who can't use a smart phone because she has other disabilities too. I also have a blind friend with Asburgers who uses an iPhone as well as anyone else I know with them. So, you have to look for the right phone for you. Even though I am iphone loyal, they should also have other phones to compete and also be accessable so is blind people can also join in on the compatision. It's the only way for blind people to be on the same leval as the sighted population.   I agree that technology should include accessability without any questions. I love the NFB and their views because they are big in being that voice that isn't always heard.
>
>
> I hope you  have a good day!
> Blessed be!!!
> Kendra
> Here is a  little about myself.
> I am a graduate of both  the Oregon School for the Blind and Oregon City High School. I am a blind Pagan. I have work experience in gardening. I also am a crafter and painter.  I like to read, write and do anything on an iPhone.
> I am a die hard fan of the following:
> J. k. Rowling's Harry Potter Books,
>  J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth books,
> C. S. Lewis's  Kronicals of Narnia books,
> L. Frank Baum's  Oz books,
> Pittsburgh, Penguins,
>  Detroit, Red Wings,
> Baltimore, Ravens,
>  Seattle, Sea Hawks,
>  Oregon State Beavers,
>  Portland, Winter Hawks,
> And anything to do with bald eagles.
> "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear", Author Unknown.
> The best roads are some where out there.
> My job is to discover them.
> Blindness has often tested me.
>
> Love has shown me that I can see the long awaited  stars.
> Salem, Oregon showed me the way home.
> Baltimore, Maryland showed me the way to the stars.
> Seattle, Washington showed me that I still can fly like I have always flown.
> Paganism has allowed me to fly higher than I ever have before.
> As I fly, I not only have dreams come true, I also discover where those dreams come from.
>
> As I move through life, I notice the many ways where my beliefs not only ring true, but also proven to be true by others.
> I am soaring like a bald eagle as I set out to live the life I want.
> I believe that everything is interconnected and full of magic.
> I am happily living with my wonderful boyfriend in Salem, Oregon.
> Blessed be!!!
> Kendra Schaber,
> National Federation of the Blind,
> Capitol Chapter,
> Salem, Oregon,
> Live the Life You Want.
>
> Sent from my E Mail Inbox,
> Sent from my iPhone 6 Plus,
> Totally accessable to blind users.
>
>
>> On Oct 26, 2016, at 10:15, Sandra Streeter via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> So, my ‘Droid, a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime, switches the location of icons (at least in its current mode of operation); a sighted friend’s Motorola also does.
>>
>> As to ensuring we’re considered when manufacturers plan and manufacture appliances, this is why I’m so committed to NFB philosophy: we are about changing the old, archetypal thinking about blindness that engenders such ignorance/prejudice in most sighted people who don’t know a blind person trained in alternative techniques. What really gets me is, we have a rapidly-aging population with vision issues, and appliance manufacturers are not thinking of them, so it reinforces the thinking that they already have, about blindness being equal with dependence—if the manufacturers would add accommodations, then we could whittle away at some of the dependence-oriented mindsets our seniors face (under the average influences). And, I think that accessibility has definitely been conceived of as wheelchair accessibility and not much else, in the mind of the average product developer... It is hard to get our voices heard, as a low-incidence disability, too.
>>
>> Try pairing blindness with Aspergers—it gets even more fun! While smartphones may be equipped with blindness features, sometimes those very features pose a problem for people with my neurology; the system sounds in TalkBack really annoy me—they are startling for me.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sandra
>>
>> Not “Revelation” – tis – that waits
>> But our unfurnished eyes –
>> (Emily Dickinson)
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