Well on the pluss side, a lot of the mainstream
devices have some or at least enough access to go for some general use.
My high quality philips recorder for example has
enough access via its layout for me to use it without any real issues.
my soni recorders always had enouch access to core functions.
I think the only way way to really get our prices
to drop is not going after the blind product
manufacturers like freedom scientiffic but try to
get mainstream stuff that will do just as well if
not better and try to get stuff that will benifit
all not just a sertain disability.
We need to despecialise as much as we can.
My laptop for example has a free reader and a
comercial one with bundled extras.
while its still expensive up front it used to
cost a lot more for specialised equipment.
Now we will still be in that groove if we need
anything advanced but the same goes for the rest of the normal people.
its just it may cost us the extra hundred more than average.
If we can get the minor to mid range stuff to be
cheaper, and have advanced capabilities that are
pricy as they are anyway, we may have a better time of it.
Thats actually started to happen especially with todays smartphone tech.
And the fact we can run on any os and almost any
computer that has linux, windows or mac or
something like it which is most of the oses to date at least.
We need to also point out what so called
blindness devices are good for with sighted to.
Examples, clocks and alarms, timers, etc.
Keyboard shortcuts locater dots magnification
programs, ocr stuff even screenreaders have applications for the sighted.
I think we should work towards as much as we can
previding access for all, instead of access to us
since everyone else uses inaccessable software.
Saying that you asked me that question a few
years back and I'd be all for taking the loosers down, all of em.
But that was another time I guess.
At 11:37 PM 12/4/2013, you wrote:
Hi tom.
Well while I agree on material costs, at the
same time as you said yourself the markup is
frankly insane on access products, because it's
a captive and small markit manufacturers of
accessible goods and providers of accessible
services basically charge through the roof. I
think the worst I ever saw was a device composed
of an infra red sensor and buzzer. The idea was
you could put the sensor on an object or your
seet etc, and press the buzzer to have it bleep
so you could locate it at a distance by hearing.
yes, a very handy device, ---- but not at £350,
---- that is around 600 usd! Heck, I know very
little about electronics but even I! could make
a guess about how the circuites in those worked,
and don't they sell novelty key ring finders
that do the same thing for about 1£10?
In fairness this isn't just with blindness,
wheel chairs, hoists and other equipment for
physically disabled people is just as
ridiculous, also there are some accessible
devices which aren't gougingly priced. I was
quite impressed for example to find that the pen
friend labelling system I use cost exactly £50
for the initial unit, and packs of 500 labels would cost another £7.
Of course annoyingly the rnib won't actually
let you buy packs of just the size you want and
only sells two basic selections, but there you go.
Still this shows not everything accessible has
to be insanely expensive, even if the raw
materials will put the price up somewhat.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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