[Trainer-talk] Which Android for fullaccessibility

[The Brandts]

Glenn,

I think it's important to assess what features your client wants to be able 
to use with her cell phone.  I know many people who want it all, so a smart 
phone is the right fit; on the other end of the spectrum, I have known 
people who simply want to be able to make calls and receive them.  You 
mention that your client is not terribly tech savvy, so she may not want all 
the bells and whistles.  I worked with a woman not too long ago that fits 
that latter category:  she simply wanted to be able to keep the phone on her 
in case of emergencies.  She went for one of the Trac Phones because she 
could feel the number pad very well, and after some assistance with 
programming contacts, could use her voice to dial.

I personally don't know much about the Androids, so I can't offer much 
there.  I wish you luck!

Jan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Bloodsaw" <lbloodsaw2018 at gmail.com>
To: <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>; <glenn.ervin at nebraska.gov>; 
<glennervin at cableone.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 1:20 PM
Subject: [Trainer-talk] Fwd: [Electronics-talk] Which Android for 
fullaccessibility (fwd)


Does anyone have an answer to Glenn's questions?



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> From: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
> Date: August 22, 2012 3:17:48 AM EDT
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Which Android for full accessibility (fwd)
> Reply-To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
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> Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:02:53
> From: Glenn <glennervin at cableone.net>
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> <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
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> Subject: Re: Which Android for full accessibility
>
> Well, if nobody here can recommend one of these, or eliminate any, maybe
> someone here can let me know how to get the screenreader going on an
> Android, so I can inform the guy at the cell store.
> I really thought that there would be some Android users here.
> Feel free to post my request to another list, as this gal needs help right
> away, she is now without a phone, and this company has no loaner phones, 
> and
> you cannot return a phone once you get it.
> So she really needs some guidance ASAP.
>
> Glenn
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ervin, Glenn" <glenn.ervin at nebraska.gov>
> To: <blindphones at mosenexplosion.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 7:26 PM
> Subject: Which Android for full accessibility
>
>
> Hi,
> A client of mine wants to stay with her local-based phone company, so they
> have only a limited selection of phones, but she does not wish to switch
> companies.
> I talked to the guy at the company for her, and he sent me a list of the
> android phones they have, and my client will need to choose from one of
> these.
> She will be using either the built-in screenreader, or perhaps she will 
> need
> to spend a hundred bucks for Mobile Speak, I don't know how to direct her,
> since I use an iPhone.
> But here's the list, and I'm hoping that someone here can advise regarding
> the screenreader, such as Steel, or which would be best, or if she should
> use MS.
> She is not very computer savvy, and she has never used a smart phone, so
> this is a consideration as well.  She was using one of the some-what
> accessible LG non-smart phones before.
> The list is:
>
> samsung galaxy Y
> alcatel ot-908
> alcatel ot-990a
> samsung s5690 xcover
> alcatel ot- 995
>
> That is the list, so if anyone knows which is best with a screenreader, I
> will pass that along.
> Thanks.
> Glenn
>
>
>
> Glenn Ervin, Orientation Counselor II - CVRCB
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