[Electronics-Talk] FW: Smartphone for visually impaired

[Christopher Chaltain]

Blackberry phones run Android and can run Talk Back, so for the most 
part, they'll be as accessible as any other Android phone. I don't 
actually have one myself, but I see them talked about on blindness 
lists, so maybe someone who has some experience with one can chime in.


On 12/22/2017 12:21 AM, Ashley Bramlett via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Hi,
> does this mean the blackberry phones have built in talking features?
> I was under the impression blackberries did not do that.
>
> Does a blackberry do everything that other androids do like ease of 
> going on the internet and would you say its similar to the galaxy?
> Ashley
> -----Original Message----- From: Leslie Fairall via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 8:04 PM
> To: David Waybright via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Leslie Fairall ; David Waybright
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] FW: Smartphone for visually impaired
>
> Some of the Blackberry phones have built-in keyboards. I have the Priv,
> which was around $300 last time I checked. However, I paid the full $719
> when came out. The Blackberry KeyOne came out a few months ago and has 
> the
> latest version of Android. It costs around $549. The disadvantage to
> these phones it that they may or may not have arrow keys. The Priv
> doesn't,
> but a small bluetooth keyboard could aid you in navigation if you were
> not comfortable with the touchscreen. Both phones are updating at the
> moment.
>
> TalkBack is the screen reader for Android phones. It does support 
> keyboard
> commands. Most people don't realize this, but you can also navigate an
> iPhone with a keyboard as well. Voiceover does have keyboard commands. I
> can't remember the specs of the phone we were originally talking 
> about, so
> I'm not sure whether it has a full keyboard or keypad.
>
>
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