[nabs-l] Your thoughts on touch screen

[Katie Wang]

Hi, Philip and all,
  Like Kirt, I used to hate touch screens, but I recently received an
Ipad as a gift from my family, and my experiences with it have been
positive so far. Apple has truly shown that a touch screen device can
be made accessible for the blind users! I find that the learning curve
is a bit steeper than more traditional technology, but I'm confident
that proficiency will come with practice, and a Bluetooth keybpoard
will certainly make things a lot easier. I  also use a Braille Note
MPower as a note-taker and a Nokia phone with Mobile Speaks installed.
   Katie

On 5/31/11, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Nabsters,
>   I used to hate them with a fiery passion.  I can totally understand
> where Joshua's coming from cause I was there before I got my IPod
> touch.  And, honestly, it's still not as natural for me as a good old
> notetaker, or regular keyboard.  But with voiceover, they work and
> they work wonderfully, even if it still feels a little strange to me
> sometimes cause it's so unlike anything I've used before.
>   But Apple's certainly shown that touch screens can be made
> accessible.  Will it ever be my prefered interface?  Probably not.  Do
> I still love it and use it all the time?  Absolutely.  And now that I
> have a bluetooth keyboard for my ipod touch, it's even easier.
>   HTH,
> Kirt
>
> 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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