[Trainer-Talk] iPhone with no home button

[Will Walsh]

Fair enough, this list quickly becomes opinion-based which in many ways is rewarding as I'm able to get perspectives from folks like you who are way more seasoned than me.

Will Walsh
Accessibility Consultant
Miles Access Skills Training LLC
1400 SW 5th Ave, Suite 690
Portland Or, 97201
Phone: 971-257-9958
Email: 
willwalsh at blindmast.com
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Subject: Re: [Trainer-Talk] iPhone with no home button

Will Walsh wrote, in part, "I am continuously finding is that a lot of people really actually struggle with that gesture."

I've found just the opposite, but that really is neither here nor there.
No one has said one can never, ever customize gestures.  It absolutely makes sense sometimes to do so.  But what doesn't make sense is being "too hasty" (and only a given user can know what counts as "too hasty" in their
estimation) about doing so.  My sense was that the original poster was likely being too hasty, though, of course, I could be wrong.  Only she can make that determination.

I have yet to have a student who is not ready to throw their respective devices across the room on many occasions during training.  In fact, I tell them this is going to happen, it's perfectly natural that it does happen, and just not to do that, literally.  When you're feeling really frustrated during "early days" with any given thing, down to and including a single gesture, give it at least some time and practice.  But after you've given it all the time and practice you have historically needed for mastery, and just can't get there, then do what you need to do in order to make your use of your device as easy and efficient as possible.  This usually involves only minimal customizing.

As a dear, departed friend of mine used to say:  You've got to do what's right for you!

Brian
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