As I and others have said earlier, Android 4.0 and beyond does have a
screen reader--Talk Back--included. Prior to that, you could get Talk
Back or Spiel as free and open source screen readers for Android.
On 05/20/2013 11:26 AM, Alan Paganelli wrote:
I'd agree with you. Everybody loves to poke the giant in the eye or at
least to talk about it. As I said, until accessibility is built in for
all I 'll stick with Apple iPhone.
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*Subject:* Re: Apple iPhone versus android software
Regardless of how much Android accessibility evolves, it's
still running on Android. That will always be the problem. As the
Android market continues to fracture, there are more than a half
dozen different active versions of the software and hardware
longevity with that software is minimum, iOS will always have the
advantage. I know far too many sighted people who have a variety of
problems with their phones and their software that would keep me
from every going the Android route, regardless of how much
accessibility improves. Of course, there is the malware and security
risks that plagues Android that seems to be under reported while the
media likes to emphasize any slight issue with Apple. Open source
may be preferred by some, but it opens up a serious can of worms
from a personal security front that are hardly written about in the
mainstream. Apple is Far more secure, and their software is
consistent across devices and there is far more backwards
compatibility than Android, especially for apps.
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On May 19, 2013, at 12:19 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com
<mailto:rwalker...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> That is definitely not the case. Android is very accessible to
blind and low vision users. In my opinion, its a bit behind as far
as accessibility goes compared to IOS but, not by much. I would
even venture to say, they might even be on par in a year or so. I
do prefer IOS at this point though. From a blind perspective, its
just more refined.
>
> JMO.
>
> Ricardo Walker
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> On May 19, 2013, at 8:04 AM, James Lockwood <lockwoo...@gmail.com
<mailto: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?
>>
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