Interestingly enough, webbing is also problematic but at least some what possible on the pdas.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Wanger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 6:30 PM Subject: Re: The New iPhone--to Be Released in July David: Almost a brilliant idea. We could text and use a number of the iPhone features this way but not surf the web. This is an obvious limitation. Links show up in different places on the screen, you move up and down on the page, Etc. But, for texting, email, making calls, Etc. this isn't a bad idea if they put a screen reader on the device. DisabilityNation, an Audio Magazine by and for People with Disabilities. Listen at http://www.disabilitynation.net On Jun 10, 2008, at 2:41 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > I offered this before but was told that it wouldn't work. trekker > uses a > touch screen pda but has an overlay that provides buttons for it. > Mobile > speak can be used with touch screen pdas as well. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jane Jordan (Gmail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:11 AM > Subject: Re: The New iPhone--to Be Released in July > > > The trouble is that even if VoiceOver is implemented, how do we > navigate the screen? I mean, do we run our fingertips across andhope > we hear what we're looking for? I've seen an iPhone--totally smooth, > no keyboard. You have to type like you're usinga keyboard for emails > and things, but still, yo gotta know where the keyboard *is*. > > Jane > > > > > On Jun 10, 2008, at 1:13 AM, will lomas wrote: > >> as it is running on mac os x already though. i wonder why voice over >> support was not implimente in this version >> >> On 10 Jun 2008, at 04:07, Richie Gardenhire wrote: >> >>> Unfortunately from the preliminary readings I've done, the new >>> iPhone 3G edition, will not be VoiceOver friendly. We will >>> probably have to wait a while longer for that to happen. But as >>> they say, "All good things come to those of us who wait >>> patiently." So I'm going to keep reading and checking to see what >>> comes down the pipe in the next generation of iPhones after this >>> one. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. >>> >> >> > > > > >
