[Trainer-talk] anybody using the droid ascend?

[Wayne Merritt]

If you're willing to tinker and explore, then Droid may be a good
option. There are certain things that are not accessible, such as the
on board calendar, email and web browser, but at least for the email
and web browser, there ar apps that many blind people have used
successfully. The web browsing app in particular depends a lot on it's
own series of gestures. I would recommend getting an Android phone
with a keyboard, otherwise your experiences are going to be a lot more
frustrating and challenging. In the calendar, you can see a list of
your upcoming appointments, but you cannot move between days, go to a
date, or schedule an appointment on a different date. I had an LG Ally
and used Android for 2 months and within the last month I went to an
iPhone. Yes, android does have some accessibility points, but they
definitely also have a ways to go. If you're someone that wants
something you can pick up and use out of the box, then Android may not
be the OS for you. If however you're willing to do some self
exploration and have some patience, then this may be an option. One of
the few places that has lots of resources and documentation is the
Accessible Android blog at:

http://www.AccessibleAndroid.blogspot.com

Though I don't know for certain, I've heard rumors that Google has
moved away from accessibility in the newest offering of Android,
Gingerbread or Android 2.3. That's doesn't mean that the phone you get
will have version 2.3, or that it will get that version soon or in a
long time, but something to be aware of. In their recent podcast,
Serotek said that they were going to do another Android podcast on
where it is with accessibility and such. I'd suggest holding off and
waiting for that upcoming podcast. They didn't say when it would be,
but my guess is in the next few weeks.

Good luck,
Wayne

On 12/22/10, Matt Diemert <mcdiemert at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's not horrible.
> I've owned a droid now since july,
> I'd agree that its not on par with the offering from apple, but it's a step
> up from the LG devices.
> The eyes free project from Google produces talk back as a screen reader you
> can read more at:
>
> http://eyes-free.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/documentation/android_access/index
> .html
>
> Warm Regards,
> Matt Diemert
> 330-980-0046
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:13 PM
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> Subject: [Trainer-talk] anybody using the droid ascend?
>
> I have heard that there are apps that will make the droid phones accessible.
>
> By chance is there anyone on list who has any experience and/or comments?
> Thanks.
>
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