I know a few folks have said this, but you have to consider the
special interests of the article's author. A quick attempt to try to
take some of the excitement and buzz of the iPhone out of the
picture. Yes, as Scott and others have said, the logic can be turned
on just about every innovation and step forward the blind have had to
deal with as technology as progressed. Once again, Apple has done
what was said to be the impossible, and has improved the options and
capabilities for all blind people, and grudging credit is given at
best. It's actually quite sad. When VoiceOver first came out and I
heard a respected AFB person try to explain to me that a free screen
reader on the Mac was "bad" for the blind, I knew then that there were
going to be some people who would rather put politics and special
interests ahead of advancement for blind users.
Take Care
John Panarese
On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:36 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
> Hey Josh, I think the same question can be asked of those users who
> first laid hands on one of those touch-screen PDAs, but I guess some
> of those or most had keyboards. However, then we can take this same
> logic to any new interface. For example, those who remember the days
> of switching from DOS to Windows or who used the Linux command line
> and then moved to Gnome etc. Ah how the debate rages, but alas this
> to shall pass. I myself can't wait to get an iPhone and I can
> already see all the advantages it will offer over the windows mobile
> device I am using currently and don't much care for.
> On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote:
>
>>
>> What I'd like to ask all these folks saying the iPhone is so
>> inefficient is: How efficient were you three weeks after the first
>> time you ever touched a QWERTY keyboard? It's a whole new model for
>> human interface interaction. After three weeks, I have no problems
>> just touching the battery status, or really much of anything else.
>> Things are not hard to find. They do not move around, and the flick
>> method of navigation is great when you are having trouble with a
>> brand-new and unfamiliar screen.
>>
>> Sitting with an iPhone for an hour and then declaring it slow,
>> inefficient, and difficult to navigate is just silly. :) The ever
>> growing number of VI iPhone users will tell you the same. Sure, it
>> takes time to be comfortable. Once you are, it's fantastic. :)
>>
>> Josh de Lioncourt
>> …my other mail provider is an owl…
>>
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