[nabs-l] accessible phones

Lavonya Gardner hotdancer1416 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 13 09:45:21 UTC 2012 

Oh wow. I am sure I have never seen an overlay. I am also sure I wouldn't need itt. I am using a touch screen to type this, and I am doing just fine.looking blind isn't a big deal to me, however looking like an idiot, would be.

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On Sep 12, 2012, at 22:11, "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler at tysdomain.com> wrote:

> 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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> The aspen project: a barebones light-weight mud engine:
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