[nabs-l] accessible phones

Sat Sep 15 02:06:07 UTC 2012

Hi ashley not to change the subject but I have boost mobile as my service
provider and my phone is the samsong transform autra and I am using
wireless accessability also called mobile accessability.
On Sep 14, 2012 9:59 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Hi,
> well, I am not as tech savvy. Do these bluetooth keyboards all hook to IOS
> devices like the I touch and Ipad?
> Is blue tooth a wireless technology? If so, do you just hold the keyboard
> near your device and type, and if not how do you connect the keyboard to
> your device? Sounds  cool.
> If I ever got an I pod touch or smart phone with touch screen, i'd buy a
> bluetooth keyboard because I could then feel the keys to type.
>
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Ignasi Cambra
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 4:14 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones
>
> The keyboard itself will work, but it's built as an iPhone case so it
> won't snap under the touch or the iPad. There are many bluetooth
> keyboards that are the same size but are not built into an iPhone
> case. Maybe something like that would be better for you.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 12, 2012, at 10:09 PM, Lavonya Gardner <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>  Does that keyboard work with the iPad and the iPod touch?
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Sep 12, 2012, at 14:55, "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler at tysdomain.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Gloria:
>>> If you want a keyboard, I bought the boxwave buddy bluetooth keyboard.
>>> I've seen people lugging around desktop-sized bluetooth keyboards, and
>>> that'd be irritating. This keyboard snaps to the bottom of your IPhone and
>>> it slides out, which is really nice. It makes the phone a bit thicker, and
>>> you have to charge the keyboard along with the phone, but it's not to bad.
>>> On 9/12/2012 11:46 AM, Gloria G wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Thank you for this information. I have been researching a phone from
>>>> TMoble. It is a LG My Touch Q. I was told it has speech capibabilities, but
>>>> I wanted to make sure. I was wanting to find a phone that has both a touch
>>>> screan and a keybord. I want to slowly transition over to the touch screen
>>>> while still having the option to use the keyboard. I will continue my
>>>> search. Thanks
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin" <robin-melvin at comcast.net>
>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <
>>>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:46 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] accessible phones
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> Gloria c.,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you can WAIT, it might be in your best benefit to SEE which SMART
>>>>> Phone Platform has the easiest operating system for you. I believe Windows
>>>>> Phone 8 will ADD out of the Box ACCESSIBILITY in the form of a Screen
>>>>> Reader (most likely Narrator). It has been widely rumored that Android has
>>>>> vastly IMPROVED its own out of the Box Screen Reader for Android Phones.
>>>>> OtherWise, you can join the masses of "The BLIND", who have adopted Apple's
>>>>> iPhone with its own out of the Box Screen Reader VoiceOver.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, if you want a Basic Phone without a DATA Plan, there are
>>>>> usually a couple of LG Phones, which offer some out of the Box ACCESSIBLE
>>>>> FEATURES, but NOT as much as provided on the Apple iPhone at this time. The
>>>>> only Basic Phone, which offers the most out of the Box accessible features
>>>>> is the Samsung Haven, which has been discontinued and was only offered on
>>>>> Verizon Wireless's Network.
>>>>>
>>>>> I SUGGEST you inquire to your Mobile Phone Carrier to determine, which
>>>>> Phones are offered to people with visual impairment.
>>>>>
>>>>> At 07:03 AM 9/12/2012, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I've never heard of it.
>>>>>> Just get the IFone, with the Braille overlay, and you'll be fine.
>>>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>>>> ______________________________**__________
>>>>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on
>>>>>> behalf of Gloria G [gloria.graves at gmail.com]
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 8:58 AM
>>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] accessible phones
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> I am checking out phones. Has anyone heard of the LG My Touch Q? If
>>>>>> so, is it accessible? I talked to the carrier which is Teen Mobil, but I
>>>>>> have had situations in which the carrier will say something is accessible
>>>>>> or has speech capabilities and they do not and vice versa. Thanks for any
>>>>>> help you can give.
>>>>>> Gloria
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