Hi, Its funny, people with low vision are usually left out in no mans land when it comes to accessibility. Even with screen magnifiers, I find they don't get updated nearly as much as screen readers, and are usually after thoughts in general. But, I know I'm ranging way off topic here. :)
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Mar 2, 2013, at 1:49 AM, Pete Nalda <[email protected]> wrote: > Ricardo, > Well, for me anyway, being *partially (legally blind) sighted, I just haven't > seen the large text support (56 pt, for example in Android, like I get in iOS. > > On Mar 2, 2013, at 12:08 AM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I don't necessarily think its was an access related thing, In the case of >> Android, it doesn't prevent access, its just not as efficient. I think it >> effects sighted and blind alike. Come to think of it, I wonder if patents >> are why on Android you have to draw those stupid right angles. I really do >> dislike those gestures. haha. Maybe it works better on a smaller screen but >> on the Nexus 7, I have a high failure rate with it. As far as Netflix, >> yeah. You have to turn off Voiceover and scroll the way sighted people do >> to insure the content your looking for is in focus. At least, thats the >> only way I've found to get around this issue. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Mar 1, 2013, at 8:06 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ricardo, I had no idea that Apple had a patent on that flicking so as not >>> to have to scroll the screen. I actually think that is a mixed blessing, >>> since it can be misleading, as in the Netflix app, where you think you've >>> landed on something, vo says the name, but when you double tap, it turns >>> out the system focus didn't move, so you're opening up some show you had no >>> intention of watching. And no way to get to the one you want, because the >>> regular scroll gesture doesn't work. I wish these companies wouldn't patent >>> their access-related stuff. The disability community is the big loser when >>> they do that. >>> >>> Mary >>> >>> Mary Otten >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> 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 Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates) > Louie P. "Pete" Nalda > http://www.myspace.com/musikonalda > http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda > http://www.linkedin.com/in/lpnalda > Twitter @lpnalda > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- 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 Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
