Here is another link to this radio:

http://hfcc.org/delivery/receivers.phtml

On Nov 16, 2016 15:28, "bernieS" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dave, good news--the PDF spec sheet for the PantronX Titus II says it has
> "Top mounted controls: Volume +/-, Tune, Set".  So that's a good sign for
> blind folks and others like me who like tactile controls.  Here's a link to
> more info about this revolutionary portable SDR, with instructional
> videos!  http://titusradio.com/
>
> I'm hoping we can get this radio's developer to do a presentation and demo
> at the next SWLfest, and I'm working on that.
>
> -Ed Cummings
>
>
> At 02:33 PM 11/16/2016, Dave Marthouse wrote:
>
>> Hi Ed,
>>
>>
>> To answer your question, maybe yes and maybe no.
>>
>>
>> A touchscreen device out of the box isn't accessible to a blind person.
>>
>> However having said that touchscreen devices can be made accessible by
>> use of special software and different techniques of maneuvering around a
>> touchscreen.
>>
>> For example the Apple I Phone is accessible out of the box using screen
>> reading software called Voice Over.  Voice Over is standard equipment in
>> all Apple products.
>>
>> When the screen reading software is active I can move my finger around
>> the screen and it will speak what is under my finger in synthesized voice.
>> When I want to activate something in an app I just "double tap" and the
>> appropriate function occurs.
>>
>> There are a bunch of gestures, taps, and swipes that are used.
>>
>> That's just an example of the kind of accessibility that can be achieved
>> even with a touchscreen device.
>>
>>
>> Dave Marthouse
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
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