Absolutely. Special devices are not the answer. The answer is making
the main stream products accessible, we should not have to pay more or
use other devices to access the same things sighted people do.
Original message:
That is so true! Any excuse that assists companies to ignore
accessibility is a terrible thing!
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On Jun 7, 2013, at 11:13 AM, Christine Grassman
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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]
<mailto:[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
<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>
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