The main things mobile accessibility provided were needed at the time, but android itself has fixed those issues. Full touch screen access is now provided, there are several accessible main stream web browsers that are accessible including firefox, chrome and the built in browser the gmail app is accessible and so is the contacts and calendar apps. The stock android alarm clock app also is very accessible.
Original message:
That's true.
CF may have waited so long with a new release that they have outlived their usefulness, and spent their credibility. What with the built-in accessibility getting better and better, ICS, Jellybean, ETC, and the overall lack of responsiveness that CF has recently displayed, they may, very shortly, be yesterdays news.


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Arrigo [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 11:35 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MA] New Version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available!

I will be interested to know how the product is improved. In the newest
versions of android, everything is accessible anyway, the only thing it
may offer is a simple home screen which is minor.
Original message:

That’s all well and good, but what about further development on Mobile
Accessibility for Android? You know, that $99.00 app which provides no
stable support for Android versions higher than Gingerbread? And by the
way, that is directed at Code Factory, in case anyone there actually
cares about any level of customer satisfaction.

From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Swati Sharma
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:56 AM
To: Mobile Accessibility Android Users List
Subject: [MA] New Version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available!

New version of Nokia Screen Reader

New version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available on the Nokia Store!

Popular and free application now supports more than 40 devices and 29
languages!

Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, October 17th, 2012

The highly popular Nokia Screen Reader application, which was released
late in 2011 for a limited range of devices and languages, has now been
extended to include support for virtually all Nokia Symbian devices
released in the last few years. In addition, it now supports a much
wider range of languages. And the best part for users: it keeps being a
free application!

“We’ve received fantastic feedback since the launch of Nokia Screen
Reader 10 months ago,” explains Eduard Sánchez, CEO at Code Factory.
“It’s been a great leap forward for affordable accessibility, and Nokia
is to be credited for supporting the project. However, many users were
disappointed that their phone or language was not supported. With the
release of Nokia Screen Reader 1.3, we are delighted to be able to
greatly extend the availability of Nokia Screen Reader both in terms of
devices and supported languages, to once again break down the barriers
of accessibility.”

Major features of v1.3:

• Support for a large number of new devices. The full set of supported
devices is now: Nokia 500, 603, 700, 701, 808 PureView, 5320, 5530,
5630, 5730, 6120, 6121, 6210, 6220, 6700 Slide, 6710, 6720, 6790,
C5-00, C5 5MP, C6-00, C6-01, C7, E5, E52, E55, E6-00, E63, E66, E7,
E71, E71x, E72, E73, E75, N78, N79, N8, N85, N86, N96, N97, N97 Mini,
X6 and X7.

• Support for a much wider range of languages: English, Spanish,
French, German, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Italian, Danish, Dutch,
Greek, Hindi, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Arabic, Croatian,
Lithuanian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Hungarian, Malaysian, Serbian,
Slovak, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Icelandic. Note that some of
these languages do not have a corresponding Nokia HQ voice, so it is
recommended to use the Nokia standard quality voice for these languages.

• Added the "Voice" option to the UI, which allows users to choose
between the Nokia HQ and the Nokia (standard quality) voices. Nokia HQ
will still be loaded by default when Nokia Screen Reader is first installed.

• Support for devices running Symbian Belle Refresh and Symbian Belle
Feature Pack 2 (FP2) firmware.

• Support for latest version of WhatsApp v2.8.14, the world’s most
popular mobile messaging application.

To find out more information about Nokia Screen Reader, please read our FAQ:

http://codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=425

To access the Nokia Screen Reader user manual, please go to:

http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/nsr/Nokia_Screen_Reader_Manual_English.htm

You can download Nokia Screen Reader v1.3 from the Nokia Store (either
on your phone via the Store app or by connecting the phone to a
computer with the Nokia Suite application installed). Search for “Nokia
Screen Reader” to download and install this new version. The direct
link to Nokia Screen Reader on the Store is
http://store.ovi.com/content/224364. Note that sighted assistance may
be needed to download the application from the Nokia Store. The
installation process however is completely accessible if you leave
Nokia Screen Reader running to guide you through the process.

About Code Factory

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, Code
Factory is the global leader committed to the development of products
designed to eliminate barriers to the accessibility of mobile
technology for the blind and visually impaired. Today, Code Factory is
the leading provider of accessible mobile applications such as screen
readers, screen magnifiers, and Braille interfaces. Code Factory’s
products are compatible with the widest range of mainstream mobile
devices running on Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Android
Smartphones. Among Code Factory's customers are well known
organizations for the blind such as ONCE in Spain, and carriers such as
AT&T, Bouygues Telecom, SFR, TIM and Vodafone.

For any query regarding our products, you can submit support ticket via
Code Factory help desk at:

http://www.codefactory.cat/helpdesk/index.php?a=add

You can now follow Code Factory at:

http://twitter.com/codefactory

For more information, feel free to contact Code Factory S.L.:


Code Factory, S.L., C/ Major 19, 2-3, 08221 Terrassa (Barcelona)
HelpDesk, www.codefactory.es
Code Factory, S.L. - 2012

Regards
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