[nabs-l] accessible phones

[Ignasi Cambra]

Gloria,
What's for sure is that the LG phone you are talking about won't have
an accessible touch screen. I don't know what kind of research you
want to do, but unfortunately there aren't that many phones out there
that have an accessible touch screen. If you are scared of the iPhone
because of its lack of a physical keyboard you can get a keyboard case
for it. It's a regular iPhone case that has a small keyboard that
slides out, just like on HTC or some Blackberry phones. At this point
the iPhone is the best option in my opinion. It works great, there are
many accessible apps for iOS and there are many other blind iPhone
users out there to help you learn the new interface. Now that the
iPhone 5 came out it shouldn't be too hard for you to find an unlocked
iPhone 4 or even a 4s for a reasonable price. That phone would work on
T-Mobile's network and it would almost certainly give you the best
experience.
Just my opinion...

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 12, 2012, at 7:48 PM, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> Thank you for this information. I have been researching a phone from TMoble. It is a LG My Touch Q. I was told it has speech capibabilities, but I wanted to make sure. I was wanting to find a phone that has both a touch screan and a keybord. I want to slowly transition over to the touch screen while still having the option to use the keyboard. I will continue my search. Thanks
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin" <robin-melvin at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones
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>> Hello,
>>
>> Gloria c.,
>>
>> If you can WAIT, it might be in your best benefit to SEE which SMART Phone Platform has the easiest operating system for you. I believe Windows Phone 8 will ADD out of the Box ACCESSIBILITY in the form of a Screen Reader (most likely Narrator). It has been widely rumored that Android has vastly IMPROVED its own out of the Box Screen Reader for Android Phones. OtherWise, you can join the masses of "The BLIND", who have adopted Apple's iPhone with its own out of the Box Screen Reader VoiceOver.
>>
>> However, if you want a Basic Phone without a DATA Plan, there are usually a couple of LG Phones, which offer some out of the Box ACCESSIBLE FEATURES, but NOT as much as provided on the Apple iPhone at this time. The only Basic Phone, which offers the most out of the Box accessible features is the Samsung Haven, which has been discontinued and was only offered on Verizon Wireless's Network.
>>
>> I SUGGEST you inquire to your Mobile Phone Carrier to determine, which Phones are offered to people with visual impairment.
>>
>> At 07:03 AM 9/12/2012, you wrote:
>>> I've never heard of it.
>>> Just get the IFone, with the Braille overlay, and you'll be fine.
>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Gloria G [gloria.graves at gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 8:58 AM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] accessible phones
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I am checking out phones. Has anyone heard of the LG My Touch Q? If so, is it accessible? I talked to the carrier which is Teen Mobil, but I have had situations in which the carrier will say something is accessible or has speech capabilities and they do not and vice versa. Thanks for any help you can give.
>>> Gloria
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