[Trainer-talk] iPhone 4 information

[Wayne Merritt]

I'm totally blind and have had the iPhone 4 for about 2 months and
really enjoy it. Seems like I'm making little discoveries about it or
finding itneresting apps all the time. AppleVis is a great resource.
You might also want to look at Blind Cool Tech for many instructional
podcasts on different parts of the iPhone and other related Apple
products, as well as a new book that National Braille Press just put
out last week called "Getting started with the iPhone." The book is
$18 and you can choose from one of several different formats, like
Word, Daisy (though they're currently having issues with Daisy), hard
copy and electronic Braille, and a few others. The book is written for
beginners but seems to be very comprehensive. Finally, if you've got
some room in your email Inbox, you might consider subscribing to the
VIPhone email list on Google groups. You can either search Google
Groups for the list name or probably subscribe by sending a blank
message to:

viphone+subscribe at googlegroups.com

The list can be very high traffic, but there are a lot of
knowledgeable people, and many beginners on there, and I've gotten
lots of information from it.

The iPhone is not for everyone, but if you can get used to the
gestures and/or moving around the touch screen, it can really unlock
possibilities for you. Apple Vis also has a great and growing list of
accessible apps that you might find useful.

Good luck,
Wayne

On 1/30/11, Gabe Vega <theblindtech at gmail.com> wrote:
> Don't give up give it time. Do u have skype. I can help on there.
>
> Gabe Vega - Sent from my iPhone
> (623) 565-9357
>
> On Jan 30, 2011, at 4:14 PM, Sarah <sarahandfamily at live.com> wrote:
>
>> hello. I upgraded to the iPhone 4 a few days ago. I appreciate the fact
>> that the phone is accessible right out of the box, but I am having some
>> difficulty  with the device. One problem is opening, deleting, and
>> composing text messages. I guess I'm just not familiar with using gestures
>> to operate the phone as opposed to buttons and software such as
>> MobileSpeak. I also do not know how to enter numbers on the keypad such as
>> when calling a company that requires entering numbers to speak to a
>> customer service representative. I guess I'm just having misgivings about
>> the phone purchase. is this device accessible enough for a totally blind
>> person, or should I stick with my old phone that uses mobile speak? If I
>> keep the phone, would I benefit from a wireless keyboard?  Thank you.
>>    Sarah
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