[nabs-l] Your thoughts on touch screen

Serena Cucco serena.c.cucco at gmail.com
Wed Jun 1 02:19:00 UTC 2011 

Although I have never seen an iphone or any other touch screen phone, they
seem too visual for me from the way you guys are describing them.  Spacial
relationships aren't my thing.  Also, as someone else said, I want my phone
to be simply that, a phone, not a substitute for a computer.  I just got the
Haven today.  It rocks!

Serena

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie McGinnity
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:17 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Your thoughts on touch screen

Hi guys.

I find this topic very interesting.  A few months ago our access
office was given an iPad to try out, so our assistive tech person let
me and a friend use one.  My friend had it first, and she understood
it almost immediately, but I hated the thing.  I tried it out, but I
couldn't understand the interface.  The lay out was just too visual
for me.  I kept hitting the wrong thing on the screen, and it took me
10 minutes just to type my name.  I suppose that with practice, I
could get used to it, but I don't want to have to relearn an interface
when I already understand the technology I'm using.  In order to use
this device, you need to understand where everything is in relation to
everything else on the screen.  You can't just memorize a couple
keystrokes.  I know this works for people, and I think it's great that
these things can be made accessible; however, I personally do not want
one and hope that using keys and buttons will always be an option.

I use a braille note Apex, and I really love it.  I have a Samsung
Haven because I had a bad experience with a smart phone, which,
incidentally I lost at last year's convention.  :)  I love my Haven,
and I really don't want another smart phone in the near future.  I
like my cell phones to be phones.  I also don't think that smart
phones will replace braille notes, at least not for a while.



On 5/31/11, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> OK, forget what I said about not needing notetakers, we will need
> them for the braille keyboards and the accessibility they
> provide.
> Apologies,
> Josh
>
> sent from my Apex
> Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 31 May 2011 13:28:08 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Your thoughts on touch screen
>
> There are two types of touch screens: accessible touch screens
> and inaccessible touch screens.  It's as simple as that.  Apple
> devices are accessible and in my opinion there's nothing more
> efficient for a blind person to use.  The interface is generally
> pretty consistent across applications and things just work.  I
> find the small touch screen on the iPhone extremely convenient
> because I can operate it with one hand most of the time, which is
> helpful when I'm walking with my guide dog or anything like that.
> Everyone has different opinions on this,but I personally don't
> see the need of a notetaker.  There are very small bluetooth
> keyboards out there which unfold and are very nice to type on.  I
> have one of those that I use with my iphone, and it's a lot
> smaller than any notetaker and does lots of things which a
> notetaker can't do.  I do think that if I was a braille display
> user I would probably have a different opinion on this.  I love
> reading books in Braille etc, but I just don't need it when I'm
> working on a computer.
> In a nutshell, I use my iPhone by itself most of the time, and I
> use the keyboard if I need to take notes or write long documents.
> I can just keep my phone in my pocket and use the keyboard to
> type in class etc.
>
> On May 31, 2011, at 11:35 AM, Philip S wrote:
>
>  Thanks guys for your feedback.  Please keep 'em coming.
>
>  For those of you who have both notetaker device and SmartPhone,
> do you
>  see your SmartPhone taking over the role of your notetaker
> device, or
>  is your SmartPhone simply an addition rather than a substitute
> to your
>  notetaker device?  Why or why not?
>
>  Josh, you said iPod's touch-screen is easier than SmartPhone,
> why is
>  that?  Are you referring to iPhone or Android?
>
>  Thanks.
>
>  Phil
>
>
>  On 5/31/11, Hannah Furney <hannahgf11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Hi.  I received an Ipod Touch in February as a gift.  I really
> like the
>  touch screen.
>  I also have a BrailleNote Classic.  I really like taking notes
> and writing
>  documents on my BrailleNote.
>  Thanks,
>  Hannah
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>  Of Philip S
>  Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:19 AM
>  To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>  Subject: [nabs-l] Your thoughts on touch screen
>
>  Hi all,
>
>  I'm doing research and am curious to know your thoughts on touch
> screen.
>  How do you feel about touch screen as more and more devices
> adopt this
>  interface?  Do you love it, embrace it, hate it, a pain in the
> rear, or
>  something in between...? Please share how you feel about it and
> be as
>  thorough as you wish.
>
>  Also, what kind of notetaker, PDA, mobile devices and mobile
> phones do you
>  use now?
>
>  Thanks.
>
>  Phil
>
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-- 
Julie McG
 Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
Eyes for the Blind

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
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