Oh, ouch. This is one thing that is refreshing about an Apple store: those folks know about Voiceover. I was in one cell-phone provider store once, and when I asked for speech, the salesman showed me a feature for sending voice-texts. Sad. That is a great story.
Teresa "Slow down; you'll get there faster." On Oct 23, 2011, at 9:28 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > 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. -- 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.
