[nabs-l] Blind folks and the IPhone

[Tamika Williams]

Hello Jim,

I too like others was very hesitant about purchasing the IPhone, but I 
turned out to love it after playing around with it on my free time for a 
couple of weeks. You have heard some upsides from me and others, now You ask 
what was some downsides, well there is a couple minor ones. One is the 
battery life is very short depending on how much you use it. You can keep it 
on lock and it will help preserve some of the battery, but me personally I 
have to put it on the charger about 2 or 3 times a day. Another one is while 
you are on the phone, your sound alerts are heard by the other person you 
are talking to. So if you receive another call, voicemail, text message, or 
someone is disconnecting off of a line it will all be heard by the person 
you are talking to. I don't know if there is a solution has been discovered 
for that yet. However, just like anything else there are going to be things 
you like and don't like, I think that the upsides definitely outweights the 
downsides. In addition, to access the voiceover feature you can also hith 
the home button 3 consecutive times quickly and it will toggle it on and 
off. Good luck in making your decission.

Tamika Williams, AABS President
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim" <jp100 at earthlink.net>
To: "Jim" <jp100 at earthlink.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 6:13 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] Blind folks and the IPhone


> Hello everyone,
>
>
>
> Lately, I've been seeing that the new IPhones have been coming out and 
> have
> become somewhat accessible, especially for blind folks.
>
> I am totally blind and am interested to hear from other blind IPhone 
> users.
> I am elegible for an upgrade from At&T, and I'm really tempted but want to
> know if it is really doable and a good investment.  I want to hear your
> experiences and pros and cons.
>
> Also, how did you learn and what sorts of tutorials or manuals did you 
> use?
>
> Talk to me!
>
>
>
> Jim P
>
>
>
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