[nfbcs] How The Blind Are Re-Inventing the iPhone

[Aaron Cannon]

The Apple IDE, XCode, is certainly not easy to use, but it is still
possible to create applications for the iPad and iPhone with minimal
sighted assistance, except for the user interface.  You basically have
to build all your interfaces programatically, instead of using the
interface builder, like almost every course and book on IOS
development tells you to do.  It's a steeper learning curve to be
sure, but a lot of sighted developers opt to not use the interface
builder as well, so there are definitely resources available to help
you figure things out.

Aaron

On 5/6/12, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
> The problem is that, for the most part, I understand that the app
> development platforms aren't truly accessible. I could be wrong here,
> however, but that's what I've been told.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Nancy Coffman
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 7:07 PM
> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] How The Blind Are Re-Inventing the iPhone
>
> What about blind developers creating apps that work for us, but also appeal
> to sighted people?
>
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 11:06 AM
> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] How The Blind Are Re-Inventing the iPhone
>
> And what are we doing with the iPhone that might better be done with
> standard techniques? (huge grin) WhaT about bind developers Mike
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Aaron Cannon
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 7:54 AM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] How The Blind Are Re-Inventing the iPhone
>
> I also thought the article was interesting, but I felt the headline was a
> bit misleading.  It implied that we were finding new and revolutionary ways
> to use the iPhone.  Well, quite frankly, we're not.
>  All the apps mentioned, unless I am mistaken, were created for the blind
> by
> the sighted.  Don't misunderstand, I have no problem with that.  I love
> many
> of the apps mentioned, and am quite grateful to have them.  However, if we
> are going to truly re-invent the iPhone, then we the blind need to start
> building apps for the blind, or at the very least, taking the lead on their
> creation.
>
> I guess what I'm trying to say is that I hope that this article makes us
> think less about how we are using these devices, and more about how we're
> not.  What are we not doing yet that we could be with the iPhone and
> android
> devices?
>
> Aaron
>
>
> On 5/3/12, Curtis Chong <curtischong at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Greetings:
>>
>>
>>
>> The article entitled "How the Blind Are Reinventing the iPhone," by
>> Liat Kornowski, is definitely worth a read.  I may not agree with
>> every assertion made in the article, but it does underscore the
>> significant impact that the iPhone has made on the lives of a lot of
>> blind people.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is a link to that article:
>>
>>
>>
>> http://bit.ly/JeG4zk
>>
>>
>>
>> Cordially,
>>
>>
>>
>> Curtis Chong
>>
>>
>>
>>
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