[Electronics-Talk] Accessible MP3 Player

[Christopher Chaltain]

I agree the term accessible can be open to interpretation in a wider 
discussion, but in this context I don't find it ambiguous at all. We're 
on a list talking about accessible electronics that can be used by the 
blind. This interface is absolutely identical for both sighted and blind 
users, so therefore it's just as accessible for a blind user as it is 
for a sighted user. There's no ambiguity about that at all. If someone 
doesn't like the idea of scrolling around tens of thousands of songs 
then they should just get a different player but that doesn't make this 
player inaccessible.



On 11/23/18 12:05 AM, Kyle Garcia via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> I see. Then yeah, there was no misunderstanding, just that the description
> Gerald originally provided didn't mention that the player he has is very
> similar to an iPod shuffle without the shuffle.
>
> The term accessible is definitely different to everyone. To me it means
> that the given product can perform the exact same functions to a blind or
> sighted user. If it does some functions accessibly then I personally
> consider it partially accessible.
>
> I'm honestly surprised people have messaged you about being a jerk. I
> didn't follow the Spectrum Box thread since I don't have one or any
> knowledge of how to use one, but I have not seen any rude comments here.
>
> Kyle
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 9:16 PM Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk <
> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Mr. Garcia wrote:
>>
>> with such a large library navigating it without a search feature
>> sounds quite tedious.
>> ---
>> And, you would be 100% correct! This is precisely the reason that I
>> stated my doubt on the term accessible. I guess, at the end of the day,
>> that term's really subjective. For those with smaller libraries, maybe
>> 50 to 100 songs, it may work, but for someone who is an audio freak like
>> myself who not only loves listening to audio, but is a certified audio
>> engineer for a living, yeah... Just for the record, I actually don't
>> know where you are coming up with the comment of me maybe addressing the
>> wrong person. I was referring to Gerald, who said there was an
>> accessible player on Ebay for only a buck. That's the player I was
>> talking about with accessibility.
>>
>> On a final note, a few have written me off list, who's names will be
>> left unmentioned, who specifically have told me to stop being so
>> egotystical, and quit being such a rude jerk on list.
>>
>> How'm I being a jerk! I helped like crazy with the Spectrum box thread,
>> even going so far as to retype the remote description if it was needed,
>> now, all I'm doing is asking a valid question of how this mp3 player is
>> being defined as accessible. That's not meant to challenge people. I'm
>> just trying to better understand. Give this poor guy a break! Enough said.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
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