But the Jitterbug is not really accessible.
You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Jun 7, 2013, at 1:32 PM, Ray Foret jr <rfore...@att.net> wrote: > 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 <n0...@charter.net> 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 <n0...@charter.net> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
