[nabs-l] Accessible phone

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

George,

My Samsung Haven is through Verizon.  It is a very basic phone with the
exception of texting.  It has no online capabilities, no MP3 player,
none of that stuff, but it is fully accessible.

It was specifically designed for visually impaired and deaf users.

The speech is a bit annoying because there is a pause between functions,
but I can still do everything on my own with it.

There is also a Samsung Gusto which is the same phone except it has more
cool stuff like what you mention, and it is fully accessible.  I have
not had the opportunity to play with a Gusto either.

I would like something like an I-phone, but right now, cost is a bigger
factor than convenience.

I am not sure what other companies offer the Samsung Haven and Gusto.

Bridgit

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Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 11:01:35 -0400
From: Jorge Paez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com>
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Bridgit:

I too do that.

Even though I don't listen to vinal records, I still listen to CDs.
I have an iPod, and an iPhone which I use to listen to the music
collection I've put on there but there are still CDs in my room.

And I use a note taker too.

Think its faster in many ways to a computer--braille 2 contractions are
usable as a pose to writing everything out grade one, despite the fact
I'm quite fast at both.

And yes, I won't mention names, but I knew a friend who spent all her
time on the phone, then Skype/Clango, and Twitter.

Just to feel connected, and she used to just talk to random people from
around the net.
Not only is that bad, but in this case unsafe.

And yes, as far as old tech, I've always used a brailler--its the only
tool my Vision Teacher allows for Math which I happen to like,
because it keeps all the equations at my fingertips without having to go
back and forth from braille display lines.


By the way: do you have a plain phone for AT&T?

All I need is to be able to text and take calls.
Maybe put some music on it.

Reason I'm asking is because I mostly use my iPhone for that--calls and
ocational texts,
and the iPod feature.

I only use the internet for email, and even so I never type emails on
the touch keyboard.

(preferibly if it has a quorty keyboard for texting)

Thanks,

Jorge