hi, good luck with weight watchers. it is a matter of finding someone to talk to, who will not feel that because the pocket guide is in braille or large print, the company has made its products accessible. based on what you have said, i will try this app.
On Jun 14, 2012, at 10:04 PM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > For those who are seeking a way to track their points and more, you may be > interested in this app. > > Point Calculator Plus Tracker iTrack Bites Pro > Greg Ellis > $1.99 (50% off) through Father's Day weekend). > Finally, for the most part, it is VO accessible. The unlabeled buttons were > in calculating the points. I needed sighted assistance to indicate how the > buttons were arranged. Here is the configuration of these buttons: first row > going from left to right- > Protein with an edit field and then carbs with an edit field. The next row > across from left to right consisted of fat with an edit field and then fiber > with an edit field. The third row had only one button, which said bytes with > an edit field. The other area that had unlabeled buttons was in the > "activity calculator." From left to right the buttons represented one's > weight with an edit field and the time with an edit field. The selection for > the level of exercise was accessible. There is a pocket guide, which listed > all of the foods with their points and a labeled button to add it to the > daily point total. I explored the "Add" button, which allows one to access > their log action page. Here one can view the used weekly bites, add to their > log, search the pocket guide, and a check list area. Because I haven't > really begun using this app to track my points, I can't report back on how > accessible it is. However, it does look promising, which their web page is > not. I have been after Weight Watcher's since 11/2010 to make things more > accessible to us, with no success. At least, those of us who are visually > impaired or totally blind can use this life plan better than ever before. I > am going to contact the developers and see if they will label the buttons > that are not, and then this will be an awesome app. I still have some bones > to pick with Weight Watcher's, which has just launched a new pedometer (not > accessible) and a contest that the visually impaired cannot participate in, > but that is for another list to assist in changing their ways. If you are a > Weight Watcher or thinking about getting involved with their latest life > plan, I would consider purchasing this app. It is their best weight plan yet > and it is tied to the glycemic index for those who need to watch their > glucose intake. HTH. > > Eileen > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
