Hello all, being a techy myself, Android always interests me. The question I have is, how about the amount of accessible apps on Android? My iPhone has dozens upon dozens of apps for radio streaming, games, productivity, etc. Would I find that level of usability on Android at this point?
I often read how far Android has come in accessibility, but I have not red much in terms of all the android apps a blind user may have. Thanks, Traci On May 19, 2013, at 12:57 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > IDK, they are adding new feature but, most of them IOS had from the start. > For example, navigating web pages by links, headings, etc. I think there > comes a point where you don't really need to add more accessibility features, > you just refine the ones you have. This in my opinion is where Apple is > while, Android is still adding some essential accessibility features. And > even then, not all devices running Android will have them. This makes more > work for the blind consumer. This is actually one of my biggest gripes with > the platform. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On May 19, 2013, at 12:53 PM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: > >> 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? 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