[nfbcs] How The Blind Are Re-Inventing the iPhone

[Aaron Cannon]

I also thought the article was interesting, but I felt the headline
was a bit misleading.  It implied that we were finding new and
revolutionary ways to use the iPhone.  Well, quite frankly, we're not.
 All the apps mentioned, unless I am mistaken, were created for the
blind by the sighted.  Don't misunderstand, I have no problem with
that.  I love many of the apps mentioned, and am quite grateful to
have them.  However, if we are going to truly re-invent the iPhone,
then we the blind need to start building apps for the blind, or at the
very least, taking the lead on their creation.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I hope that this article makes
us think less about how we are using these devices, and more about how
we're not.  What are we not doing yet that we could be with the iPhone
and android devices?

Aaron


On 5/3/12, Curtis Chong <curtischong at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Greetings:
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> The article entitled "How the Blind Are Reinventing the iPhone," by Liat
> Kornowski, is definitely worth a read.  I may not agree with every
> assertion
> made in the article, but it does underscore the significant impact that the
> iPhone has made on the lives of a lot of blind people.
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> Here is a link to that article:
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> http://bit.ly/JeG4zk
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> Cordially,
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> Curtis Chong
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