[nabs-l] accessible phones

Lavonya Gardner hotdancer1416 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 13 18:21:56 UTC 2012 

People look at my eyes and can tell that I am blind. That is what I ment by that. Sorry if I confused you.

Sent from my iPad

On Sep 13, 2012, at 10:49, "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler at tysdomain.com> wrote:

> Well, look blind all you want. I have a guide dog and run around with my cane, so it's not that that I really ment as much as it just makes you look weird with dots all over your screen. People already have this weird "o he's blind" perception, I'd rather fix it over furthering it. "look, his screen is dotted. That's... cool!"
> On 9/13/2012 3:45 AM, Lavonya Gardner wrote:
>> 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.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> 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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>>>>>>> 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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>>>>> 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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>>> 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:
> 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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