[nabs-l] verizon phones

Sat Nov 26 20:14:09 UTC 2011

Hi=20Ashley,

The=20Haven=20reads=20all=20the=20things=20you=20mentioned=20in=20your=20em=
ail.=20=20The=20
Haven=20isn't=20available=20at=20all=20stores,=20as=20it's=20not=20a=20smar=
tphone=20and=20
it's=20an=20older=20phone.=20=20One=20thing=20about=20Verizon:=20when=20you=
=20go=20to=20a=20
store,=20ask=20the=20person=20you're=20talking=20to=20if=20the=20store=20is=
=20a=20
corporate=20or=20satellite=20store.=20=20I=20say=20this=20because=20satelli=
te=20
stores=20can=20sell=20you=20refurbished=20phones=20without=20telling=20you,=
=20which=20
means=20if=20something=20goes=20wrong,=20you=20can't=20fix=20it=20or=20get=
=20a=20
replacement=20phone=20without=20paying=20for=20it,=20as=20the=20warranty=20=
on=20that=20
phone=20has=20already=20expired=20before=20you=20got=20it.=20=20So=20make=20=
sure=20you're=20
going=20to=20a=20corporate=20store=20before=20you=20buy=20your=20phone.=20=
=20Usually=20
the=20larger=20stores=20and=20the=20ones=20at=20malls=20are=20corporates,=20=
so=20that=20
larger=20store=20you're=20planning=20to=20go=20to=20is=20a=20good=20idea=20=
to=20go=20to.=20=20
And=20once=20you=20get=20your=20hands=20on=20a=20Haven,=20if=20your=20sales=
person=20
doesn't=20know=20how=20to=20turn=20the=20speech=20on=20(as=20most=20of=20th=
em=20don't,)=20
tell=20the=20person=20to=20do=20the=20following:

From=20the=20home=20screen,=20hit=20the=20left=20soft=20key=20to=20go=20to=
=20the=20menu.=20=20
Then=20scrool=20down=20with=20the=20arrow=20keys=20to=20settings=20(it's=20=
the=20sixth=20
item=20in=20the=20menu)=20and=20hit=20the=20OK=20button=20(also=20known=20a=
s=20the=20center=20
button.)=20On=20the=20screen=20it=20takes=20you=20to,=20hit=20OK=20on=20the=
=20first=20
option=20that=20you=20come=20to,=20which=20is=20Sound=20Settings.=20=20From=
=20there,=20
scroll=20down=20to=20Voice=20Commands=20and=20hit=20OK.=20=20Once=20on=20th=
at=20screen,=20
you=20are=20presented=20with=20a=20bunch=20of=20readout=20options;=20menu=20=
readout,=20
digit=20readout,=20alert=20readout,=20etc.=20=20Scroll=20down=20to=20the=20=
last=20
option,=20which=20is=20full=20readout.=20=20Hit=20the=20OK=20button=20on=20=
that.=20=20A=20
pop-up=20screen=20will=20then=20come=20up=20that=20says=20"Full=20readout=20=
will=20
enable=20all=20other=20readouts."=20You=20want=20to=20enable=20all=20readou=
ts,=20so=20
hit=20OK=20and=20the=20speech=20will=20be=20set.

Hope=20this=20helps!=20If=20you=20have=20any=20questions=20on=20the=20Haven=
,=20email=20me=20
offlist=20at=20dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com!

Chris

"The=20real=20problem=20of=20blindness=20is=20not=20the=20loss=20of=20eyesi=
ght.=20=20The=20
real=20problem=20is=20the=20misunderstanding=20and=20lack=20of=20education=
=20that=20
exists.=20=20If=20a=20blind=20person=20has=20the=20proper=20training=20and=
=20
opportunity,=20blindness=20can=20be=20reduced=20to=20a=20mere=20physical=20=

nuisance."
--=20Kenneth=20Jernigan=20(President,=20National=20Federation=20of=20the=20=
Blind,=20
1968-1986

=20The=20I=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation=20helps=20blind=20and=20visually=20impa=
ired=20youth=20
in=20Maryland=20say=20"I=20can,"=20by=20empowering=20them=20through=20provi=
ding=20
assistive=20technology=20and=20scholarships=20to=20camps=20and=20convention=
s=20
which=20help=20them=20be=20equal=20with=20their=20sighted=20peers.=20=20For=
=20more=20
information=20about=20the=20Foundation=20and=20to=20support=20our=20work,=20=
visit=20
us=20online=20at=20www.icanfoundation.info!

-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"Ashley=20Bramlett"=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Wed,=2023=20Nov=202011=2000:25:41=20-0500
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20verizon=20phones

does=20the=20haven=20speak=20sub=20menues?=20Does=20it=20read=20you=20the=20=
text=20
messages?=20Also,
does=20it=20=20speak=20the=20numbers=20as=20you=20dial?=20I=20went=20to=20a=
=20verizon=20
store,=20but=20they
did=20not=20have=20the=20haven;=20said=20it=20was=20available=20online.=20=
=20My=20dad=20and=20
I=20are=20going
to=20another=20larger=20store=20in=20hopes=20they=20will=20have=20it=20and=
=20other=20
talking=20phones.
I=20do=20not=20want=20to=20buy=20online=20because=20I=20cannot=20try=20it=20=
out=20hands=20on!=20
I=20want=20to
feel=20the=20buttons=20to=20ensure=20I=20can=20dial=20okay=20since=20some=20=
phones=20have=20
such
small=20buttons,=20hear=20the=20speech,=20and=20observe=20its=20features.

Ashley

-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20Amy=20Sabo
Sent:=20Tuesday,=20November=2022,=202011=207:46=20PM
To:=20'National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list'
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20verizon=20phones

Hello=20Ashley,

As=20to=20your=20response=20on=20which=20phone=20to=20purchase=20from=20Ver=
izon=20which=20
is=20also
accessible=20for=20your=20needs=20and,=20it=20doesn't=20have=20internet=20a=
ccess=20is=20
the=20one
that=20I=20have=20purchased=20from=20Verizon.

It's=20called=20the=20Samsung=20haven.=20=20And,=20I=20really=20like=20it!=
=20All=20of=20the=20
features
are=20voice=20activated=20but,=20I=20also=20have=20a=20xd=20card=20in=20it=
=20which=20has=20
mobile=20speak
too!=20Anyway,=20I=20hope=20this=20information=20is=20helpful=20to=20you.=20=
=20Take=20
care=20and,=20good
luck=20in=20finding=20your=20accessible=20phone=20from=20Verizon.

Hugs,
amy

-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org=20
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On=20Behalf
Of=20Ashley=20Bramlett
Sent:=20Saturday,=20November=2019,=202011=202:45=20PM
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20verizon=20phones

Hi=20all,

Phone=20models=20seem=20to=20go=20in=20and=20out=20quickly.=20=20I=E2=80=99=
m=20planning=20to=20
get=20a=20verizon
phone;=20I=20would=20prefer=20that=20it=20talk=20the=20menus=20and=20read=20=
text=20
messages.=20=20but=20I
don=E2=80=99t=20care=20for=20one=20with=20the=20internet=20and=20do=20not=20=
want=20an=20I=20
phone.
I=E2=80=99d=20like=20one=20with=20a=20calendar,=20alarm,=20and=20voice=20re=
corder=20feature=20
if=20possible.

So=20any=20ideas?=20I=20know=20a=20few=20friends=20have=20the=20NV2=20and=20=
NV3,=20but=20I=20
don=E2=80=99t=20know=20if
they=20still=20are=20produced.

What=20accessible=20phones=20do=20you=20have=20and=20like?

Thanks.
Ashley
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