Hi Eric,
I agree that having the choice is nothing but good and I'm happy that Android accessibility is finally starting to catch up. One argument, however, that doesn't hold water is the one about iOS accessibility not advancing as fast as Android accessibility. This is basically the same as when people complain after a new iPhone release that it is only an evolutionary upgrade and not a revolutionary one. Apple instigated its revolution in 2007 when they introduced the iPhone and in 2008 or whenever it was when they made Voiceover accessibility part of iOS. After the initial years of more major upgrades and improvements it is becoming harder and harder to always Wow people with groundbreaking new stuff. Android is no different, I think the reaction to the Galaxy S4 was not exactly a "Wow" moment. I listened to the coverage of the keynote by Twit TV and the 3 or 4 people who were doing the Podcast all were rather unimpressed. It's easy to make big strides ahead when there is a lot of ground to cover. There are certainly things in iOS accessibility that need fixing and there are features which would be nice, but I think in the last few major iOS updates, 6,5 and 4, Apple has always added some good stuff and I'm sure they continue to improve the experience. I'd like to say that one of these days I should go out and spend the $150 or so one has to spend to get a cheap Android tablet just so I can play around with it, but then again I think that I'd rather spend an extra $150 on top of that and get an iPad Mini where I know exactly what to expect and of course it will let me use all of my apps and other content. Anyhow, iOS 7 will be announced in about 3 weeks, so let's see if Apple accessibility continues to stagnate or if they are giving us some really cool new stuff to look forward to in the fall. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of erik burggraaf Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 9:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple iPhone versus android software Hi, I teach both, and prefer android. Apple accessibility is definitely more seamless than androids. Android's commitment to accessibility is firm, but it is more fragmented as some one else said, and they haven't had nearly as long to get it right as apple has. On the other hand, accessibility has somewhat stagnated on the I platform. There's nothing new and exciting. Where-as android is still adding new features and supports. For a lot of my clients, IOS is still the way to go, but there's nothing I personally want to do on IOS that I can't do on android. Mail, calendar, contacts, sms, skype, tunin radio. In fact there are some things that android has which IOS currently doesn't, such as an accessible diabetes management system with sugar monitoring hardware, and a full featured onboard GPS for the blind. Android devices can be had cheeper or more expensive depending on what you want and your carrier. Android peripherals are cheaper overall, or you can get a phone with the hardware you want built in, such as qwerty keyboards and FM receivers. Android plans tend to be cheaper than IPhone plans even without an agreement/term/bulloni-contract nonsense. ANdroid gives you flexibility over system voices and input methods and other system tweaks that can be very important to blind people without jailbreaking and voiding your warrantee. So, there are benefits, and I have clients who choose either or depending on what their needs ar.e I think they ar both good options at this point and I appreciate having the choice. Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2013-05-19, at 8:04 AM, James Lockwood <lockwoo...@gmail.com> wrote: It has been a year or so since I attempted to use an android phone. Is it other peoples experience that the android software is relatively inaccessible to completely blind users? Is that still the case? -- 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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