And you honestly consider that to be a reasonable request? I'll go you one
better. How about demanding that every sheet of toilet paper be embossed
with Braille instructions describing how to locate the area of application?
After all, as a blind person I may never be able to locate it otherwise?
My concern is that if a company takes the steps that Apple has and people
demand modifications such as you describe, as a CEO I'd take that as an
indication that I need to get out of the business and leave it to the access
technology people to worry about accessibility. And ironically, I suspect
most blind people would prefer to work with a QWERTY!!
Best regards.
Geoff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn" <glenner...@cableone.net>
To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: new ipad
A better camera would indeed benefit us, and Apple needs to get a
touch-screen keyboard that mimics a Perkins's keyboard.
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Panarese" <jpanar...@mac-access.net>
To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: new ipad
I can tell you how many times I read these knee jerk reactions like
this.
People seem to foget that the iPad and other devices are not marketed for
the blind. The vast majority of the market share are sighted folks.
Thus,
the bells and whistles are going to be orientated for that population.
However, as pointed out, that does not at all mean that the
improvements to the processor and camera won't benefit the blind. It is a
vast improvement overall, and as with any new iDevice, the extent of the
improvements are never apparent from the presentation and don't seem to
get
fully realized until the device is being sold and third party developers
really start taking advantage of its new specs.
So, if you don't need a new iPad or you are happy with what you have,
that is fine. The new iPad may not be for you. However, don't make snap
reactions simply from a presentation that was not geared towards
accessibility and go assuming anything.
Take Care
John Panarese
jpanar...@mac-access.net
On Mar 8, 2012, at 4:56 AM, Sean Murphy wrote:
So, why are you so upset about it. The IPad and all like devices prime
market is for people with vision.
What would have you like to seen in the product specifically for VI's?
On 08/03/2012, at 7:20 AM, william lomas wrote:
new ipad waste money for us what was all that about touch and feel?
all about colors etc
stickw tih ipad 2 if you have it lol i would it does the job if it aint
broke, don't fix it
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