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Sat Sep 7 04:55:45 UTC 2013

The touch screen technology isn't bad with voiceover, especially since
when using voiceover, you need to double tap in order to initiate a
function. So you just run your finger across the screen, hearing the
voiceover, and when you find what you're looking for, then you double
tap. Also, once you grow accustom to the lay-out, you know where certain
*buttons* are.

How does an over-lay work? The buttons, or icons, can be moved, so an
over-lay wouldn't accommodate for this. I also wonder how it works to
double tap a smart phone buttons with an over-lay, and even if an
over-lay helps with the initial function, how does it work when going
into new screens? For instance, you find the phone button, but now you
have a new lay-out of buttons for calling and voicemail and looking up
info on a contact, etc. And each function, phone, text, internet, notes,
etc., has it's own screen, and sometimes the buttons are a little
different.

I'm curious about the functionality of such an over-lay and how it works
with smart phones.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara
Hammel
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 10:19 PM
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The A T Guys sell an overlay that has tactile dots that can also make
the 
screen not so daunting.
Barbara

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Frost -----Original Message----- 
From: Vejas
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 11:23 PM
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Hi Bridget,
I agree with you.  Before I had my i-phone, I had a flip phone. You
know, one of these ones where you just dial and text.  When I first got
my i-phone, I was intimidated too because I felt like the flip phone was
so much easier to use.  But I've found that this is much better and has
more capabilities. Vejas
----- Original Message -----
From: Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com
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Date sent: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 19:56:07 -0500
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I love my IPhone.  It took an adjustment at first, but now I like it
better than any other phone I've used.  The lack of tactile buttons was
weird at first, but now the touch screen isn't much a problem. And it
seems to be the most accessible phone on the market right now. In
addition to the phone itself being accessible, there are several apps
you can download that are accessible like money readers, color
detectors, accessible GPS, magnification, bar code scanners, not to
mention the availability of sites like NetFlix and television
programming.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Atty Rose
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 3:38 PM
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Hi folks, you are the biggest bunch of blind folks I know so I am asking
about cell phones and which one works for you best.  Feel free to write
me off list.

attyrose at cox.net

Thank you,
Atty
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