Well, that is good news! How about games? Kings corner, card games, word games, etc.?
Did you mention dropbox? How about Pandora? :) Traci On May 22, 2013, at 9:43 AM, erik burggraaf <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, you would be quite pleased. A lot of the apps you are used to on your > IPhone are usable on android. Skype, tunein radio, ebay, paypal, redlaser. > transit apps, gps apps, and more. Often i Read about apps on Viphone and go > looking for android equivilants with good results. Then there are some that > are only built for android, such as the Emusic app, the myglugohealth app, > the near-by explorer gps for the blind and so on. > > 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 2013-05-22, at 12:37 PM, Traci <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 <[email protected]> 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 >>> [email protected] >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On May 19, 2013, at 12:53 PM, erik burggraaf <[email protected]> >>> 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 <[email protected]> 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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