Hello Everybody, Just a note to chime in on this with a couple of remarks and suggestions. Firstly, Lois mentioned that you don't need SIRI to voice dial, well that is only true on an iPhone 4 which of course doesn't have SIRI anyways, but still has voice dialing which resides on the phone. On the iPhone 4S voice dialing as such does not exist any more, it is done by SIRI and hence if for some reason you don't have a data connection voice dialing will not work at all. When I was on Maui for my holiday a few months ago (I am from Canada) I had data roaming turned off in order to avoid surprise bills, my phone still worked as a phone but no data means no SIRI means no voice dialing, no setting alarms, timers, reminders etc. Amazing how you suddenly notice how much you use it if you can't use it. Secondly, if there was a direct dial link on the lock screen I would imagine that the 911 operators would get a lot of calls by people who accidently tapped it and I assume this maybe a reason why it's not there. Lastly, let's face it, if you are a cane user and are threatened by a person, what are the chances you can outrun them? Unless your attacker is an old lady with arthritis or maybe he/she is blind as well I don't think running is a good option. Now if you have a guide dog and are used to running with your dog or maybe you even practiced this you could maybe run and trust your dog to get you away. I jog with my dog on my own all the time and would possibly take such a chance, but if I were running flat out I wouldn't try to make a call whether it was with an iPhone or any other phone. As far as dialing 911 quickly I would suggest you use any of the many small apps out there which allow you to make direct shortcuts to either one or several phone numbers which you can then place on your Home screen or even in the dock. There is a host of apps on the app store for exactly that purpose, remember, this is Apple and the app store with 600,000 apps. Here is for example one ccalled 911 by Zodiac Interactive which is free, a quick search for 911 brought this up and if you google 911 emergency dialing on the iPhone you find a ton of results. By the way, I have not downloaded this app so I can't speak for it's accessibility, but these are very simple apps so I assume there will be some that are definitely accessible and anybody who thinks they need it just can check it out. Description from the app store: Imagine being caught in an emergency and you need to call 911 or one of your emergency contacts. Do you want to have to go to your phone book? Do you want to have to dial the numbers? With 911 you can call the 911 operator with two simple clicks. In addition the 911 application allows you to set up two additional emergency contacts from your phone book and becomes a rapid dialer in an emergency. Put this app on the bottom of your iPhone navigation to have it always there in an emergency. And one last note, a while ago some people were discussing how to put "ICE" information (In Case of Emergency) information on the lock screen. Some suggested to make a printed copy of such information, then take a picture with the iPhone and use that picture as wallpaper which you would then see on the lock screen. When I checked out these 911 apps I also came across some which offer that functionality in addition to storing all sorts of In Case of Emergency information such as who to call, alergy and medication info, blood type etc. If anybody is interest such search the app store for "in case of emergency". Apparently the app uses the information you enter to make a wallpaper image out of it which you can then select in "Settings" and "Wall Paper". Regards, Sieghard
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