[nabs-l] Your thoughts on touch screen

Wed Jun 1 02:25:48 UTC 2011

Serena,
  I'd say at least look at one...as I said, you really don't need to
know where things are on the screen if you have voiceover read through
the list.  (although after a while you start to learn just by
habbit-and this is coming from a guy who isn't really a visual or
tactile learner)  Although I can see why you'd want a phone to just be
a phone.  Makes sense to me, although I'm getting me an iphone ASAP.
  Best,
Kirt

On 5/31/11, Serena Cucco <serena.c.cucco at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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