[Nfbk] Android phone

[slery]

You know I'm pretty geeky, Mario. I will NOT use an iPhone until it is the
ONLY option. I do not like MACs and yes I have used plenty. They are great
for some things but do not let the average user have access to much of the
system. At one point in my life, I was using DOS at work, MAC for university
work, and win 3.1 at home on a daily basis. I cannot stand using iTunes and
avoid it like the plague. None of these reasons have anything to do with
accessibility and are even based off of my experiences as a sighted person.
 
Now, I will give you that the iPhone has blazed a great trail for blind
people to join in on society, and for ninety percent of blind people it is
the right choice. I am not one of those people.
 
We have been extremely busy at our house so I went looking here to see if
anyone had a quick answer to get me up and running with some form of
keyboard so I can spend my time learning how to use all of the different
things on the phone (and man is there a lot to learn). So far, we have
avoided the data plans in our house because the price for what you got was
not worth it to us. We will now be moving to a phase in our life where we
need to have access to various things on the go on a routine/daily basis.
 
Cindy

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbk [mailto:nfbk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mario & Sharon
Eiland
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 10:57 AM
To: NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbk] Android phone


Hello Cindy,
May I ask why you chose an android over an iPhone?
I'm just curious!
Hope you're doing well!


iPhone: (502) 931-7139

On Jun 16, 2013, at 9:50 PM, slery <slerythema at gmail.com> wrote:



Thanks, Kevin. I had found a couple of those and I am going to use TalkBack
instead of Code Factory. So far, it is working very well. My two immediate
problems are accessing the on-screen keyboard and using my braille display.
The keyboard reads the letter after you have selected it and clicks when you
pass over letters but does not read the letters like it does with the phone
keypad. My braille display has paired, but it doesn't control anything on
the phone yet.
 
Cindy

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbk [mailto:nfbk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Pearl
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 12:21 PM
To: NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbk] Android phone


Here are some resources that appear helpful:

mailto:eyes-free+subscribe at googlegroups.com

http://www.androidaccess.net/


http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=415


http://blog.blackspheretech.com/?p=178


https://groups.google.com/forum/m/?fromgroups#!topic/accessible/0jm_nzGS_rc



On Jun 16, 2013, at 12:44 AM, "slery" <slerythema at gmail.com> wrote:


I just picked up an Android phone this week and was wondering if there are
any other Android users here? Or if anyone knows a good "email" list for
questions <Kevin?>?

Cindy


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