Hi. I just wanted to tell you my phone only has the 4 arrow keys, but I can
also move my finger around on the screen and then tap the screen once I've
found the option I want to select.
Good luck finding your new birthday phone! I've never used an iPhone but
I've heard a lot of great things as far as accessibility. I love using my
Android, and the web browser that comes with MA works wonderfully. My
Android is pretty easy to use with MA, but the touch-sensitive screen can be
a problem. Sometimes I turn on the speaker phone or end my call by accident
because my face happened to touch the wrong part of the screen.As far as a
pps go, there are some really nice accessible phone podcasts that review
accessible phone apps and tell you how to use them. The Blind Cool Tech
podcast at www.blindcooltech.com has some nice cell phone-related podcasts.
My favorite Android podcast is at http://www.jjhof.com/android/
I will sometimes try out the free version of an application for a while
before I buy it, to see how accessible it is on my phone. I'd suggest you do
the same, since you won't waste any money that way. Again good luck!
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From: "Gary Steeves" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 3:24 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [MA] new member with questions
hello Everyone:
I'm sure there are some of you on here that I've met before on the mobile
speak and mobile geo lists in the past.
My windows mobile phone is starting to have some issues and my girlfriend
has offered me a new phone for my birthday. I'm trying to decide between
and i phone and an android phone. I'm hoping that people here will be able
to answer some of my questions so i can compare with a more educated
perspective.
So first, from reading on the web site, it seems that to use MAa on an
android phone the phone must have a track ball or track pad. is this the
case still? It doesn't look like phones using version 4 of android seem to
have such things and I do not want to buy a new phone that has anything
less than a mp camera since I believe this is the cut off point for the
possibility of doing OCR once there are apps for such things.
Secondly, what is the accessibility like with regards to using apps? I
fear it will be like the days of win mo where there were lots of apps but
most didn't work with mobile speak.
Can anyone give me a list of pros and cons to android and MA? Feel free to
do this off list if you like.
Thanks.
Gary
Gary Steeves BSW RSW
319 - 700 Park Crescent
New Westminster, BC
V5L 5T9
Cell: 604-764-0777
Work: 778-452-6504
Skype: gary.steeves1
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