Quite so.  This is, esentially, a third party sale, unless I'm very much 
mistaken.

And, as for simple phones, I believe that the Gitterbug is still available.


Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind 
built-in!
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray
Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!

On Jun 7, 2013, at 12:55 PM, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote:

> Agreed. And they're actually using t-mobile's network, they don't have their 
> own.
> Original message:
>>      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
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