[nfbmi-talk] FW: [nfbcs] How The Blind Are Re-Inventing the iPhone

[Fred Wurtzel]

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 11:40 PM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] How The Blind Are Re-Inventing the iPhone

You hit the nail on the head. Last Fall, Apple released a new version of
their coding environment that used a new way of building the application. 
Although there is a different, more accessible way of building, the most
used and the one that is taught in courses is the inaccessible way. I ended
up having to drop the iPhone programming class because of the
inaccessibility of the coding environment.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] How The Blind Are Re-Inventing the iPhone


> 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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