I would agree, though the way the iphone is currently configured would
make it difficult for us to write emails and such with out some sort
of external keyboard I would imagine.
Olivia
On Jul 22, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Marshall F. Scott wrote:
Apple filed a patent a couple of years ago that would allow them to
add speech to the iPod. They simply haven't expended the effort.
As far as the iPhone goes, if the iPhone gave enough audio feedback
and the touchpad had a "click" capability; I think it could be used
as is.
Marsh
On Jul 22, 2008, at 11:00 AM, Mike's Western Account wrote:
i think that we just need to go to apple and make things get done;)
lol
On Jul 22, 2008, at 8:58 AM, Chris Gilland wrote:
speaking of IPods, why can't they put some form of speech like
voiceover into IPods. I mean come on, if it could be done with
Rockbox, then, surely Apple could do it with their own product.
Why should it be our! burden.
Chris.
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Hi CB, there are two ways this could be done. Apple could
engineer an ui
and back it with vo or a 3rd party could develop an app that
talks. there
is a hardware device for the IPod called ITel I think that
achieves at least
part of this for the IPod.
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So out of curiosity, how would you make an iPhone accessible?
Obviously
it needs a speech engine, but how do you interact? There is no
tactile
UI. I think it's a lot like a touch screen kiosk and some have
simple
instructions saying to touch the top left for yes or top right
for no.
That kind of interaction model doesn't scale very well for complex
interaction like typing an email . Not making excuses for Apple
but this
seems like a tough nut to crack.
CB
Krister Ekstrom wrote:
22 jul 2008 kl. 05.10 skrev UCLA Bruins Fan:
I did bring this to an apple agents attention when I was calling
about another issue and was told that apple would "look into
it" This
was in June, and appparently nothing has been resolved as of now.
But seriously, what do you expect with all this Iphone business
going
on? I'm sorry to sound like i do, but it has always been like this
that snassy flashy looks has been prioritized over functionality
and
accessibility. To be frank, i'm surprised that we have such a well
functioning screen reader as we have.
With all this said, i agree that the dialog in question should be
usable, i just wonder what the best way to get there is. If we
get
angry and demanding, we will only be regarded as whiners and
complainers and if we ask politely, not much seems to happen.
/Krister
