Indeed, like with anything else, if it works for you and your are
satisfied, even the most basic cell phone can do the job. To each his
or hers own. I know sighted folks who still use basic cell phones
because they were free or nearly free as part of their contract with
their cell provider.
With that said, dismissing the iPhone off as just a new device
everyone is jumping on simply because it is new is an absolutely
ridiculous and short-sighted statement, especially if you haven't even
held or tried one before. Imagine if we held that attitude about
every assistive technology advance? If you've tried an iPhone or
have read enough about it to find yourself believing it's not the
device for you or you don't feel you will get enough more out of it to
make it worth the expense, that is one thing. The iPhone is not going
to be for everyone and everyone is not necessarily made for the
iPhone. This is, as said, the first mainstream company that has
included accessibility as part of the device, and the hardware is more
powerful than what else is out there. Then, of course, there are the
tons of applications that enhance the device's use. The interface is,
if one gets beyond the fear of a touch screen, quite smooth and easy
enough for even someone like me to utilize. Still, each person's
needs define what they will comfortably use, and, therefor, the iPhone
surely might not be their solution.
I bought an iPhone because I needed a cell phone. I had been
using my previous for four years and I wanted something new. It was
timely that the iPhone came out when it did, as I was looking at
Mobile Speak and other options. To be honest, the cost of the iPhone
was far less than everything I had seen because I didn't have to buy
an additional screen reader. You can buy an 8 GB mode for $99 in the
states, which is certainly not an expensive proposition compared to
many other options. I bought the 16 GB version, which, still, is not
really all that expensive compared to other Smart Phone choices. In
the end, even including Apple Care, I paid less for my iPhone than I
did for my Nokia and Talks almost four years ago.
Take Care
John Panarese
On Jul 19, 2009, at 7:11 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
>
> Will said: i think that most people are jumping to the iphone as it
> new but the n eighty two does everything that does
>
> Real world says: apart from out of the box accessibility to the entire
> User interface, a far broader scope for additional apps, and a UI that
> can only increase a VI user's often lacking knowledge of all things
> layout. There's so many pro's and cons to each device for each user.
> If Symbian and actual buttons will always float your boat more then
> fair enough, use it and prosper, it's here to stay for a while yet.
> But Dismissing one of the few big accessibility efforts made by a
> mainstream vender as the same old same old with a gimicky new touch
> screen thing before you've even had experience with it is an attitude
> that will ensure we're always slightly behind the trend with
> technology, so well done you.
>
> Slightly ranty perhaps, but I hope you see my point. And in case I
> get labeled an iPhone fanatic, I don't own one. I've tinkered and
> mostly enjoyed the experience, seemed to me that any barriers I felt
> like I was facing with the device were entirely due to my lack of
> experience with an interface where I'm closer to being even with any
> sighted user than I've ever been before.
>
>
> On 7/19/09, william lomas <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> i think that most people are jumping to the iphone as it new but
>> the n
>> eighty two does everything that does
>>
>> On 19 Jul 2009, at 09:35, Simon Fogarty wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Yeah, I had a sit down and play with the I phone for about an hour
>>> today and
>>> I gotta admit, the biggest problem is familiarity.
>>> I'm so use to the Nokia and talks interface that the IPhones system
>>> is not
>>> as efficient yet as I would have hoped.
>>>
>>> However I gotta admit that I am thinking of reasons why I shouldn't
>>> change
>>> to one at this point, and the only reason so far is that my n82
>>> does
>>> everything that the iphone does and that I need it to.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of kaare dehard
>>> Sent: Sunday, 19 July 2009 7:29 a.m.
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: IPhone accessibility
>>>
>>>
>>> Honestly given what I have heard/read, because this interface is so
>>> very different from what we have grown accustomed to, it's probably
>>> tough to get fixed on it right away. it's probably a let's forget
>>> about the old wisdom or at least set it aside while looking in to
>>> this
>>> and start from the ground. So, in a nutshell this is more like a
>>> slow
>>> growth to understanding product rather than something that can be
>>> quickly affixed.
>>> On 18-Jul-09, at 7:10 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> Just wondering how many of you that are now using the Ipone 3gs,
>>>> are
>>>> totally blind rather than the partially / Visually impaired users.
>>>>
>>>> The device to me sounds more like it's for a VI person than a
>>>> totally blind
>>>> person.
>>>>
>>>> I'm total and I'm trying to compare this for useage /
>>>> accessibility
>>>> against
>>>> my Nokia s60 device.
>>>> And as I've only had a very quick play with the IPhone 3gs I can't
>>>> say I'm
>>>> fixed on it yet.
>>>> And I'm keen to hear how the totally blind users are getting on
>>>> with
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Simonf.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>
>
> >
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