If you can find say an eighty gig ipod video on e bay or somewhere, you can install rock box on it, and you would have total accessibility. And you would not have to deal with itunes.
Also, have a look at the wolverine media players. Cameron. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Wanger Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 10:39 PM To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind Subject: Re: buying an ipod touch Mike: Don't do it!!! I mean, if you want to use it on your own and you have no usable vision, don't do it. I purchase a touch for my wife who has vision and can tell you that this is exactly the same as the iPhone, just without the phone. Saying that the buttons don't move is kind of incorrect. For example, you need to move a slider bar on the side of the screen to move up and down through your music. Further, you need to hit one of about 8 or 10 icons on a touch screen in order to access certain functions on the device. Can you use it...maybe but you certainly will face a lot of challenges. You would have a much easier time with the iPod Classic that has the click wheel. Incidentally, Tuesday is the day Apple is releasing new versions of the iPod line. I'm concerned they could can the iPod classic or further reduce its accessibility. I may be running to a store to get one of the remaining classics if that's the case as I'm using a 3 or 4 year old iPod Photo. Just be careful what you purchase. At least go to the Apple Store and play with one of the models they have out for sample purposes. On Sep 5, 2008, at 5:51 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > Hmmm, I think you'd best be sure of this and it seems to me that > there's a lot more to the touch than the models with the wheel. Any > particular reason you would want the touch verses the unit with a > wheel? > On Sep 5, 2008, at 7:55 PM, Mike's Western Account wrote: > >> hey all; >> i'm buying an ipod touch just to let you all know. the ipod sales >> person said that the button's do not move around so i figure that >> sabrina could show me where they are and i'll have it down. hmm >> maybe >> mike >> Now, thanks to twitter, you can see everything i'm doing or >> thinking, visit >> http://www.twitter.com/creepyblindy >> and follow me if you have an account;) >> >> > > Scott Howell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >
