Back in early 2011 I went to work for an organization as an assistive technology coordinator and lead instructor for one of its computer training programs. I was using a Nokia phone with Talks at the time, which was pretty limiting, and I used my laptop and PC's around the computer lab. My coworker had an iPhone 4 and I always heard that thing chattering away while she was walking around campus or in her office. We rode home together on paratransit one day and I asked her if I could check out her phone. She explained the basic VO gestures and I immediately began exploring. When we dropped her off at her place I was convinced that I had to have the iPhone 4. The following weekend I went to the AT&T store with my girlfriend tagging along and I bought a phone for me and one for her. Since then I loaded it up with all kinds of apps and am always on a quest for new apps to make life a bit easier. Nowadays, after several phone upgrades I have the 256GB iPhone 7 with roughly 200 apps for just about anything I'd want to do. I rarely use my laptop at home for anything except heavy-duty word processing and Excel; my iPhone does the rest. I still use the Braille Sense U2 for note-taking and leisure reading, and, paired with the iPhone it's a nearly unbeatable combination. I use the iPhone for e-mail, web browsing, shopping, online banking, scanning and reading printed material on the fly when I'm out and about, object identification, GPS navigation, listening to podcasts and music, calendar management, using social media and the list goes on. Now, if I could only get the darn thing to cook my dinner and do the laundry I'd be set. But even that is conceivable if appliances in my apartment were set up with the right gizmos and gadgets and the iPhone could communicate with them. I'm always quick to tell my students that the iPhone isn't the universal panacea, the be-all end-all solution for making living with blindness easier, but I'd say it's a pretty good start.
Sent from my iPhone 7 > On May 5, 2017, at 5:03 AM, Mário Gabriel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Absolutely right! > It's my pc! > I do a lot more on the iPhone, than on any computer. > And now I bought an otterbox defender, wow, is fantastic! > Completely protected > > My iPhone is my computer! > I do not even use windows anymore! > > > Cheers. > > > Às 07:32 de 05/05/2017, SoonerAnnie escreveu: >> I absolutely love my iPhone and don't know what I would do without it! I >> have also convinced a few other totally blind friends...and also my twin >> sister...to get one...and they don't know what they would do without them >> either! I do everything on mine! It's like having a little computer in my >> pocket or purse! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 4, 2017, at 9:58 PM, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I can't love a phone either. My computer, on the other hand, is really >>> what I can put faith in. >>> -- >>> >>> Devin Prater >>> Sent from Discordia using Gnus for Emacs. >>> Email: [email protected] >>> >>> "Jewel" <[email protected]> writes: >>> >>>> I, also, have an iPhone 5S, and I loathe the horrid thing, and that is * >>>> not because I have made up my mind to do so. I would love to love it as >>>> all the blind people that I know >>>> who have one are rapturous in its praises and tell me: hand on heart: that >>>> life has never been so good, but believe that statement, I cannot! >>>> Jewel >>>> >>>> From: Richard Turner >>>> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 1:37 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: RE: 10 ways the iPhone changed everything >>>> >>>> I used to be the braille and adaptive device instructor at a State >>>> Commission for the Blind. When I heard about the first accessible iPhone, >>>> I started paying attention to see if >>>> they decided to make the iPod Touch accessible as at that time I had no >>>> interest in a cell phone. >>>> >>>> On November 20, 2009, I decided to go to the Apple store to check out the >>>> new iPod Touch 3rd generation with VoiceOver. >>>> >>>> I convinced the store to let me buy one with the understanding that if I >>>> decided it wasn't right for our clients, or myself, that I could return it >>>> with no "restocking fees." >>>> >>>> Needless to say, I did not return it. >>>> >>>> I convinced my manager that we should start teaching clients how to use it >>>> since it already did more than many other blindness specific products and >>>> was considerably >>>> cheaper. I even bought an external GPS receiver/battery pack from Dual >>>> Electronics and began using the Touch as an accessible GPS device. >>>> >>>> Our office now supplies all the staff who have to travel with an iPhone in >>>> place of the old Blackberries they used to use because of the built-in >>>> accessibility. >>>> >>>> I bought the iPhone 5s for myself when it came out as I finally decided >>>> having a cell phone was a very good idea plus it meant I had a GPS system >>>> without a bulky external >>>> device. >>>> >>>> I now do most things on my iPhone and my iPod Touch 6th generation. >>>> >>>> Thank you Steve Jobs. >>>> >>>> Richard >>>> >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>>> Of Esther Levegnale >>>> Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 6:03 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: 10 ways the iPhone changed everything >>>> >>>> Hi, Everyone! >>>> >>>> The iPhone has certainly made a huge difference in my life. My Apple >>>> experience started back on February 6, 2012, when I walked into the Apple >>>> Store at the West Farms >>>> Mall in West Hartford, CT, and bought an iPod Touch. Because I had a very >>>> bad experience with a touch-screen device before then that was meant for >>>> blind people, I decided >>>> to buy an iPod first in order for me to reacquaint myself with a touch >>>> screen. Well, let me tell you. It didn't take me long to get used to the >>>> iPod Touch. I was emailing the day >>>> after I bought the device, and then the following November I took the >>>> plunge and bought the iPhone 5. The rest is history. >>>> >>>> I do almost everything on my phone and I absolutely love it. >>>> >>>> It felt wonderful to walk into that Apple Store and buy the same thing >>>> that everyone else buys rather than spending money to buy only adaptive >>>> products for the blind. >>>> Believe me, I'm not knocking these blindness-related devices and, in fact, >>>> they are wonderful too, but it was so wonderful when I heard VoiceOver >>>> speak for the first time in >>>> the store when the salesperson activated it for me. >>>> >>>> Anyway, that's my story about my Apple experience. I also switched from a >>>> Dell computer over to an Apple MacBook Air. >>>> >>>> Take care everyone! >>>> >>>> Esther Levegnale >>>> >>>> Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! >>>> >>>> On May 4, 2017, at 8:38 AM, Bill Gallik <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> In 2007 I purchased a Trekker/Maestro for $2,000 among other assistive >>>> technology devices (i.e., Note Reader II, etc.). At that time I composed >>>> an e-mail to one of the >>>> various blindness-oriented e-mail lists suggesting how nice it would be if >>>> a single device could support all the various aspects of assistive >>>> technology. Little did I know >>>> that such a device was being initially released by Apple - the iPhone. I >>>> wished I had that $2000 and waited for what coming; it is truly amazing >>>> and definitely life >>>> changing! >>>> >>>> **************** >>>> >>>> - Bill >>>> >>>> - "Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis." >>>> - Translation: to "The damned and accursed are consigned to the flames of >>>> hell." >>>> - Mozart's Requiem, "Confutatis Maledictis" >>>> >>>> On May 3, 2017, at 1:28 AM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> CNET: 10 ways the iPhone changed everything >>>> >>>> Ten years ago, Nokia was the world's largest phone maker. Microsoft was >>>> gearing up to launch Windows Vista. And the best new products at CES >>>> included a wireless TV and an MP3 player that streamed internet radio. >>>> >>>> Then, on Jan. 9, 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a device that went on >>>> to change the world -- a $499 iPhone that came with 4GB of storage. It was >>>> a >>>> mobile phone, a music player and an Internet device. >>>> >>>> "iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years >>>> ahead of any other mobile phone," Jobs said at the time. >>>> >>>> Since then, Apple has sold more than 1.2 billion iPhones and has become the >>>> most profitable public company in the world. Copycat phones from companies >>>> like Samsung, HTC, Motorola and Xiaomi proliferated across the globe, and >>>> now even people in places without steady electricity have smartphones. >>>> >>>> "It's difficult to understate [the iPhone's] impact," Reticle Research >>>> analyst Ross Rubin said. "The ripples it has created affect wide swaths of >>>> our lives." >>>> >>>> Here are some ways the iPhone has changed the way we live: >>>> 1. We're always on >>>> >>>> It used to be you'd fire up your computer, wait for your Wi-Fi to connect >>>> (or your dialup connection, if we're going wayyy back) and open Internet >>>> Explorer, Safari or some other web browser. Now you're connected to the >>>> internet all the time. If you're not on Wi-Fi, you're linked through your >>>> cellular network. >>>> >>>> It's not just inescapable connectivity that the iPhone helped bring about. >>>> It's also how we actually access the internet. The iPhone made mobile web >>>> browsing useful for the first time. Every other mobile web browser before >>>> that was painful, in the words of CNET's Kent German. Soon came a flood of >>>> apps, which removed the need to open a web browser at all. >>>> >>>> 2. Tablets, watches and headphones, oh my >>>> >>>> Multiple devices are either tied to the iPhone or exist because the phone >>>> was created. There's the iPad, essentially a larger iPhone you use at home. >>>> And there's the Apple Watch, which is tethered to the iPhone. >>>> >>>> Then there are all the accessories spurred by the popularity of the iPhone, >>>> like phone cases; Bluetooth speakers and headphones; and charging docks. >>>> ABI >>>> Research estimates that revenue in the global mobile accessories market >>>> will >>>> top $110 billion in 2021. >>>> >>>> "Given users' attachment to their smartphones and their wants and needs to >>>> personalize and protect them, the aftermarket mobile accessories market is >>>> showing no signs of slowing down," ABI analyst Marina Lu said. >>>> >>>> 3. The key to happiness >>>> >>>> You may not remember this now, but Apple's first iPhone didn't have such a >>>> thing as third-party apps or the App Store. That changed in July 2008, when >>>> Apple introduced the iPhone 3G and its iPhone 2.0 software. >>>> >>>> The App Store is what made the iPhone a must-have device. There are now >>>> more >>>> than 2 million apps in the App Store, with essentially every company making >>>> one or more apps. And the iPhone and App Store have spawned industries that >>>> couldn't exist without smartphones. There'd be no Uber or Lyft to shuttle >>>> us >>>> from place to place, for instance, or Instagram or Snapchat for sharing our >>>> photos. >>>> >>>> 4. Everyone's a shutterbug >>>> >>>> Sure, we had cameras on our phones before the iPhone. But the Apple >>>> gadget's >>>> combination of easy internet access and apps like Instagram inspired >>>> people's inner photographer. >>>> >>>> As a result, lugging around an actual camera became redundant. >>>> >>>> "We as a species take more pictures than we ever had in the past by an >>>> order >>>> of magnitude," Current Analysis analyst Avi Greengart said. >>>> >>>> 5. Livin' live >>>> >>>> The phone's camera also means you have a portable camcorder (remember >>>> those?) at your fingertips. And on top of that, the phone's connection lets >>>> you broadcast video immediately. That could mean talking to your family >>>> members on the other side of the country or shooting a cat video for >>>> YouTube. Or, thanks to services like Facebook Live or Periscope, the >>>> technology can be used for filming police brutality or instantly reporting >>>> something you've seen. >>>> >>>> On the flip side, having these smart devices on us at all times lets law >>>> enforcement and corporations (like the makers of those apps on your phone) >>>> track us. Apple has taken a strong stance on privacy, but security remains >>>> a >>>> big concern for users. >>>> >>>> 6. Putting the digits in digital >>>> >>>> Touchscreens once were rare. Now babies are swiping at TVs and wondering >>>> why >>>> the screen doesn't change. Interactive screens are in virtually everything, >>>> even refrigerators. When Jobs introduced the iPhone, he said, "We are all >>>> born with the ultimate pointing device -- our fingers -- and iPhone uses >>>> them to create the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse." >>>> >>>> He was more right than he could imagine. The appeal of a touchscreen phone >>>> forced Microsoft to embrace touch in its software and get its hardware >>>> partners to make touchscreen phones, tablets and computers. >>>> >>>> It's almost surprising to see a device today without a touchscreen (though >>>> Apple maintains it won't be putting touchscreens in its Mac computers). >>>> >>>> 7. You are here >>>> >>>> The introduction of mapping on the iPhone meant you no longer had to feel >>>> like an embarrassed tourist in a new city, clutching a giant paper map on >>>> the street corner. Google Maps and Apple Maps are two of the most-used apps >>>> on the iPhone, and they've steadily added features over the years, like >>>> public transit directions. >>>> >>>> The first iPhone had only 4GB of storage. >>>> >>>> 8. Gaming goes to the next level >>>> >>>> The iPhone reinvented the idea of mobile gaming. Apps like Angry Birds, >>>> that >>>> anyone could play using their fingers on the touchscreen, became hugely >>>> popular, and payment models changed. Many games are now free to play -- >>>> instead of charging a sales price, developers came up with the idea of >>>> in-app purchases, which let you pay for new levels and features as you go. >>>> >>>> Seven of the top 10 grossing iPhone apps are games, like Pokemon Go, >>>> according to market tracker App Annie. >>>> >>>> 9. Cash ain't king >>>> >>>> Apple wasn't the first company to talk about mobile payments, but it did >>>> make even your grandma aware of the technology, which lets you use your >>>> phone to purchase things. Goodbye, cash. Hello, iPhone. The iPhone's Wallet >>>> app also can store retail coupons, reward cards, and passes for flights and >>>> movies, all in one place. >>>> >>>> Cash isn't dead yet -- there still are many places that don't take mobile >>>> payments -- but using your phone at the checkout stand is more common than >>>> ever. >>>> >>>> 10. But wait -- there's more >>>> >>>> There's no way to sum up all that the iPhone did in just 10 points. So >>>> here's a grab bag of additional stuff. >>>> >>>> Apple basically killed Adobe Flash on mobile devices and made endless >>>> scrolling a very good thing. You never have to carry a calculator or >>>> flashlight anymore, and visual voicemail lets you easily skip forward in a >>>> meandering message. Podcasts mean you don't have to listen to the radio in >>>> real time -- and they give you new options, such as the hit show "Serial." >>>> >>>> Social media has also shifted heavily to mobile devices from desktop >>>> computers, letting people feel connected to friends at all times. 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