[nabs-l] Your thoughts on touch screen

Ignasi Cambra ignasicambra at gmail.com
Tue May 31 17:28:08 UTC 2011


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-----
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>> Of Philip S
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:19 AM
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>> 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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