Not just a specialty phone, though: a specialty carrier providing those phones. Such things make equality and equity harder for us; it makes it possible for companies to say, "Well, there's that special company helping the visually impaired, so there is no need for us to make our goods and services accessible. This perpetuates the idea that we require marginalized goods and services as well, which has ramifications for education, employment, recreation, and integration into our communities at every level. Christine
On Jun 7, 2013, at 11:54 AM, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote: > We really don't, especially with the out of box accessibility that is > provided by IOS and Android. There's simply no need for specialty phones. > Original message: >> Does anyone know anything about these phones or this project? Seems pretty >> pointless if you want more than just a phone, and the full range of >> experiences available to the sighted on any mobile carrier. Why on earth do >> we need a special phone carrier? Separate and marginalized, rather than >> expecting to be included in available services. > >> Christine >> http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/05/odin-mobile-first-mobile-service-provider-for-the-visually-impaired/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget > >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
