I'd love to have the audio of that actually happening.
Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Oct 23, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Peggy Fleischer wrote: > I bet the look on that salesman's face was priceless. Really great story. > Thanks for sharing. > On Oct 23, 2011, at 7:10 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > >> Hi Guys. >> I could not resist telling you guys this story told to me by a blind friend >> of mine. He was laughing so much about this, that he just had to call me up >> and tell me all about it. This will just go to show you just how much we >> have come forward with accessibility, thanks to Steve and all his folks. >> >> This friend was having difficulty with his old phone, and he was thinking >> about getting an iPhone. I think he eventually will when his current >> contract runs out in a few months. He thought it was time because he thought >> his current phone was dead. He asked the salesman at Sprint to show him the >> new Siri iPhone. The man, with all the confidence of someone who thought he >> knew what he was doing blurted out: "I don't think it will work for a blind >> person. It's got a flat screen." >> >> After making this incredibly uninformed statement, he handed the iPhone to >> my friend at his request. Luckily, he had some experience with iPhones from >> his sighted iPhone using friends; he's never seen mine. He said to the guy: >> "just let me show you something here." >> >> Luckily they were so uninformed that they hadn't messed with the defaults on >> the Siri iPhone. So, my friend pressed the home key three times, and when it >> came up he said into it: "show me the weather in Miami, Florida." It did, >> and VoiceOver started reading it. The salesman, pretty much in shock, said: >> "I will never say a thing like that again. That shows me." >> >> Regards, >> Gigi >> >> -- >> 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.
