ALthough I agree there needs to be no mission in converting folks,, I do believe it makes sense to let any and all know. Whether you like the iPhone or not is in my mind irrelevant. What is relevant is the fact that finally now a blind or visually impaired person can now go into a store and purchase an accessible product, whether that be a computer, iPhone, or iPod, and not have to purchase additional and expensive software makes a tremendous difference. I think there is more to be gained by proving the Mac or other offerings by Apple are viable solutions is what will sell the product to a blind or visually impaired user honestly.
On Dec 22, 2009, at 12:58 PM, Tyler Littlefield wrote: > The iphone seems nice enough, but lets not go on a converting rampage. I'm > personally getting something else, because I don't like the iphone, even if > we had service for it where I'm at. > On Dec 22, 2009, at 10:46 AM, Jess wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> Well, I'm getting the IPhone 3 GS today. But more than that, folks, we need >> to keep the trend of switching to the Mac and IPhone going. The more people >> we have switching, the more inclined Apple will be to continue support and >> development for Voice OVer. >> For the first time, I can walk into a store, pick up a phone, and have it >> talk out of the box. I don't have to have this special software that makes >> my phone accessible, and explain to people, oh, this is special software >> that reads aloud what you see on the screen. When I mention to people that I >> am going to get the IPhone, I feel a great deal of satisfaction that people >> don't look at me and go, well Jess, youre blind, so how the hell will you be >> able to use it? It's awesome that I can be treated as an equal. We half! to >> keep this trend up! Otherwise, what we have waited for, hoped for, and >> longed for, access to something right out of the box, will soon be gone >> forever! And by the way, every time I try to convince someone that >> accessibility is a right and we have the right to have 100 percent access to >> everything we buy, that argument that we are to small of a market is always >> what I get. I'm sorry, but Apple is proving that argument to be void, and I >> have never agreed with it and never will. Any thoughts on this post? >> >> >> Jes >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
