Not necessarily, Mike. I one time lost speech when I was still fairly new to the iPhone. I connected it to the computer, found out that voiceOver was enabled, I performed a rest, all to no avail. It turned out that I needed to upgrade to the latest version of IOS, which I didn't know you could do on the iPhone. On 2013-06-07, at 10:56 AM, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote:
> But, if the user learns about their device and how it works, they should know > how to reenable speech if it gets disabled. > Original message: >> I think we all are looking at this the completely wrong way! Look at it from >> this point of view, you're able to dial 611 from your phone, because somehow >> you disabled speech on your iPhone. However, in the current time, if we >> dialed 611 and STA just how we would be able to enable speech on our iOS >> device again, they might ask us what we are talking about, or transfer us >> around to a myriad of different individuals who still don't know what we're >> talking about. However, if a blind person is able to pick up his phone, dial >> 611, and receive assistive technology assistance, this might be more >> beneficial to him. In addition, there are several smaller carriers out >> there, especially running on the T-Mobile network, like this one appears to >> do. Just something to think about, imagine being able to call customer >> service, and getting assistance using jaws to read that bill, or voiceover, >> on your new iPhone especially if you're brand-new customer. > >> Michael Babcock >> Marketing and Sales Manager >> Commtech LLC >> Web: http://commtechusa.net >> phone: (888) 351-5289 Ext. 704 >> Fax: (480) 535-7649 > >> On Jun 7, 2013, at 9:54 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. > > -- 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.
