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From: "Kaja, Kiran" <[email protected]>
To: "The Accessible Phones Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 2:11 PM
Subject: Welcome to Phone Watch 1 at RNIB on 30th July 2010
Hi All,
Some of you might be interested in the event below. Please email me off
list with any questions so as not to clutter the list.
Phone Watch 1
Date: 30th July 2010
Time: 5pm-7pm
Location: RNIB, 105 Judd Street, London WC1H 9NE
Room: Meeting Room 5 (lowerground floor)
Organisers: Kiran Kaja email: [email protected]. Tel: 0207 391 2044
Andrew Ronksley email: [email protected] Tel: 0207 391 2191.
For questions or comments about the event, please contact the organisers
via email or by telephone.
Accessibility of mobile phones and devices has generated a lot of
interest among blind and partially sighted people in recent times.
Compared to 5 or 6 years ago, the choice of accessible phones has
significantly improved.
in addition to 3rd party screen reading and screen magnification
solutions for Symbian Series 60 based Nokia phones, we now have Apple
iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 which have a screen reader and screen
magnification software built-in, there by providing access out of the
box at no extra cost. There are also accessibility solutions in
development for Google's Android based smart phones and Blackberry
devices from Research in Motion. With all these options and the mobile
technology evolving continuously at a rapid pace, it is extremely
important for end users with visual impairments to understand all the
available alternatives to make an informed choice.
Further, most mobile phones these days can perform a number of useful
tasks other than voice calling and text messaging. These so called smart
phones and super phones are capable of providing access to your diary,
keep track of your tasks, provide satellite based navigation as well as
double up as media players.
Phone Watch is a series of short (about 2 hours each) and highly
interactive sessions where we aim to provide end users with information
and where ever possible, demonstrate all the latest developments in the
field of mobile devices and technology. Additionally, we also aim to
provide useful information and tips on how to make more use of your
phone's capabilities. Since the sessions are highly interactive,
participants are encouraged to exchange ideas and information which
could perhaps be documented to benefit other end users with visual
impairments.
The first of these Phone Watch sessions will be held at RNIB's Judd
Street office on Friday, the 30th of July from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. if
you are interested in participating, please let the organisers know at
the earliest as places are very limited.
The provisional agenda for Phone Watch 1 is as follows:
* Welcome and introduction to Phone Watch - Robin Spinks,
Principal Manager, Digital Accessibility at RNIB.
* Demonstration of Vodafone Speak, an on-demand, over the air
screen reader for Symbian Series 60 mobile phones.
* Overview of built-in Android Accessibility features and 3rd
party custom accessibility tools.
* Interactive demos.
* iPhone and iPad apps to help partially sighted people use the
internet.
* Hands-on session.
Please note this is a provisional agenda and is subject to change at
short notice.
Regards,
Kiran Kaja
Digital Accessibility Development Officer
Royal National Institute of Blind People
105 Judd Street, London WC1h 9NE
Telephone (Direct): +44 (0) 207 391 2044
Mobile: +44 (0) 7508 23 73 80
Email: [email protected]
www.rnib.org.uk
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