Hi, Finally someone who sees this my way. Christine, i couldn't have said it better myself. The more specialty things we get or ask for, the harder it gets for someone who uses say an I-device to claim that it works very well for blind and visually impaired persons. I've had it that when i have tried to discuss some technical issue with a blindness specific gadget in a meaningful way, other blind folks have said "Hush you're not representative" meaning i'm too skillful and that ain't no joke, it has happened. /Krister
7 jun 2013 kl. 18:13 skrev Christine Grassman <[email protected]>: > 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. > > -- 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.
