[nabs-l] accessible phones

Littlefield, Tyler tyler at tysdomain.com
Thu Sep 13 02:11:01 UTC 2012 

The overlay is this sorta sticky sheet of dots that's supposed to cover 
the keys when the keyboard is active. When I want my keyboard, I slide 
it out. When I don't want it, I push it back in. End result my screen 
stays dot free and I can type much faster. You'll learn where the keys 
are if you type on the screen anyway, but you'll never really be able to 
type like on a normal keyboard. I type a bit differently, but I can 
still use home row on my bluetooth.
On 9/12/2012 8:02 PM, Valerie Gibson wrote:
> How are the overlay and the bluetooth iphone case/keyboard not the same the are suppposedly to make it easier to type, or so i've heard.  okay, granted one of them has a case, but they both are supposed to ultimately do the same thing, right? or no
> On Sep 12, 2012, at 8:25 PM, "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler at tysdomain.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>> http://tds-solutions.net
>> 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.
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Ty
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The aspen project: a barebones light-weight mud engine:
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He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.

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