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

[Mike Freeman]

And what are we doing with the iPhone that might better be done with
standard techniques? (huge grin)

Mike


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Of Aaron Cannon
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 7:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] How The Blind Are Re-Inventing the iPhone

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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