[nabs-l] accessible phones

Thu Sep 13 01:25:58 UTC 2012

And because it's by the blind and for the blind, I hope you all got 
mantions to sell or a friendly local Uncle Sam willing to dish out the 
money for it.

On 9/12/2012 7:06 PM, Brandon Keith Biggs wrote:
> Hello,
> I believe the only phone built especially for the blind, by the blind, 
> is the Braille Plus 18 coming out from APH in a little while...
> That will have Sim Card support on release with more carriers put in 
> as time goes on.
> Thank you,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> -----Original Message----- From: Lavonya Gardner
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:23 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones
>
> Hi Tyler,
> Have you seen a phone with a Braille display? What do they look like? 
> Do they have print numbers that show up when the speach is turned off? 
> I think I understand the hole explaining specialized equipment for the 
> blind t lay people. It is not easy. Laugh out loud
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 12, 2012, at 13:48, "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler at tysdomain.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the psychological diagnosis. I've accepted my blindness 
>> and all that. Yes, they make you look blind. You have a normal phone 
>> with a bunch of dots on the screen and if anyone sighted wants to 
>> turn off voiceover and use it, it's kind of weird.
>> On 9/12/2012 10:28 AM, colorado.students at gmail.com wrote:
>>> I don't think that the braille overlays get in the way, and for 
>>> furthermore
>>> they don't make you look blind.  I would say that it is the individuals
>>> choice if he or she wants to use it.  Also, if one fills that something
>>> makes them look blind then they are not yet ready to except their 
>>> blindness.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On Behalf
>>> Of Robin
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:15 AM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones
>>>
>>> What's that supposed to MEAN? What's WRONG with lookin' BLIND? Just
>>> wondering.
>>>
>>> I'm TOTALLY Blind, and I'm PROUD!!
>>>
>>> Just Sayin'
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 07:56 AM 9/12/2012, you wrote:
>>>> You don't need the braille overlay. I really do recommend an IPhone.
>>>> I wanted to avoid jumping on the band wagon, but I love it.
>>>> As an alternative, you can get talkx or uh, the other one on a nokia
>>>> phone, or you can get an android. They're nice, but they've got a lot
>>>> of issues. IPhone is the most advanced in terms of accessibility, IMO.
>>>> And you don't need braille overlays, they just get in the way and make
>>>> you look well, blind.
>>>> On 9/12/2012 8:18 AM, Joshua Lester wrote:
>>>>> That's the only accessible one I know of.
>>>>> 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 9:11 AM
>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, but I do not want to have an I-phone.
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Joshua Lester" <JLester8462 at PCCUAEDU.onmicrosoft.com>
>>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:03 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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Ty
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The aspen project: a barebones light-weight mud engine:
http://code.google.com/p/aspenmud
He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.