[nfbcs] accessible cell phones

[Rasmussen, Lloyd]

TalkBack does have some braille support, by means of the BrailleBack add-on, beginning at Android 4.1.


Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Project Engineer
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress   202-707-0535
http://www.loc.gov/nls
The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress, NLS.


-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Leslie Fairall
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 6:42 PM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] accessible cell phones

Hi Joe:

I have not tried to install software with Mobile Accessibility. However, I have installed standard apps, just like the rest of the general public. 
Mobile Accessibility and Talkback are the two screen readers used on Android phones. Mobile Accessibility acts both as a shell and a screen reader once you leave it. For your purposes, I would experiment with both screen readers to see which one would work best. Talkback comes standard on all Android phones, but does not have Braille support yet. Mobile Accessibility is free on Verizon and AT&T. It can also be used as a 30-day demo on other networks. If you decide to purchase it, it is only $99. I tried the free demo before I bought the program. Since the Samsung Galaxy Relay was my first smartphone, I wanted to make sure I could do the basics easily such as dialing a number, etc. I like having Braille support, although I feel it needs work right now. I'm hoping Code Factory will improve it.



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Leslie Fairall
mailto:fairall at shellworld.net

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