[nabs-l] accessible phones

[Littlefield, Tyler]

There were tons of menus that the ENV3 didn't read. It read contacts I 
think, but messages, a lot of the settings etc it wouldn't read. There 
was also no way to find out who texted you if you happened to miss the text.
On 9/14/2012 7:32 PM, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
> Tyler,
> Oh, that is why the haven isn't completely accessible.
> I know people who used the en V 3 and it seemed accessible. It would 
> even read you text messages and allow the user to text and read the 
> menus so you knew the missed calls.
> Unfortunately, the EN V 3 is not produced anymore; I wanted to buy one 
> last time I needed a phone, and learned it was not produced.
>
> I heard the haven isn't made anymore either. But if it is, gloria 
> might want to explore that option.
> If you just need to make calls, you do not need all the menus read.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Littlefield, Tyler
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:58 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones
>
> I know the Haven is, and I think that might be. But it's not really
> "accessible." it reads the messages if you hit space, and it reads the
> fact that you got a message as well as minimal prompts, but it doesn't
> read much of anything else. I had an ENV3 for a while, and it worked the
> same way.
> On 9/12/2012 7:58 AM, Gloria G wrote:
>> 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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