That's so cool.  I wish they would do that here in Portland.
On Dec 8, 2009, at 2:29 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote:

> I talked with my local AT&T kiosk where I live and they told me that  
> they are going to have classes for those of us who are blind and  
> visually-impaired that they will set up classes on Fridays for those  
> of us who want them in the Anchorage area.  Richie Gardenhire,  
> anchorage, Alaska.
> 
> 
> On Dec 8, 2009, at 11:58 AM, carlene knight wrote:
> 
> Hi:
> 
> When I played with one in the store, I was able to hear it fine, but I  
> had trouble knowing where the letters were also.  I suppose you would  
> get used to that somewhat, but I can't see myself being very  
> proficient typing with it.
> On Dec 8, 2009, at 8:48 AM, May McDonald wrote:
> 
>> Once you learn where things are on the screen you can get there  
>> rather quickly.  I don't do any flicking or searching around on my  
>> IPhone.  I know where everything is and can usually hit it on the  
>> first try or I'm one space away from it.  Using it in a store to  
>> compare how fast it can be used is not such a good idea because of  
>> the loud place you're in and probably how much time you have to play  
>> with it.
>> 
>> If you were just using the flicking to get around then yes, for you  
>> that would be rather time consuming, smile.
>> On 2009-12-08, at 8:44 AM, Jess wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all.
>>> 
>>> I don't mean to be negative. Maybe I'm missing something, but  
>>> having played with the IPhone for a while at the store last  
>>> Saturday, I have to wonder if the voice over navigation methods for  
>>> navigating the touch screen are as speedy and efficient as typing  
>>> on the qwerty? For example, the sighted guy who was watching me  
>>> navigate using voice over observed that I had to cursor all over  
>>> the screen to find something, when he could just tap on it with the  
>>> finger. For example, even if I knew the notes application, or  
>>> Safari was down at the bottom of the screen, I'd have to flick all  
>>> the way around the screen to find it. Or, let's say I was writing  
>>> an email. If I knew that I wanted to type in an H, or a U, would I  
>>> have to cursor all over the screen to find it? To me, this just  
>>> would be slow and tedious. A, S, D, F, G, H, double tap. Q, W, E,  
>>> double tap. j, k, l, double tap. l, double tap. t, y, u, i, o,  
>>> double tap.
>>> All that just to write the word  hello? Please tell me I'm missing  
>>> something!
>>> 
>>> Jess
>>> 
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