Teresa,
thank you. You actually brought up several things I wanted to address
and I'm glad to know it's not just me.
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On 6/5/2014 12:18 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote:
Um. Where to start? Well, if you don't want a smart phone, don't get one. If you don't
want to pay for a data plan, get an iPod Touch, or an iPad without a data plan. What are
those, you say? Hmmm. As for the virtual keyboards they're not as fast for anyone as a
regular keyboard. How fast was the old method of using the teeny keys on a
"real" phone keyboard or even the numpad keys for typing letters? Not very. And
why not use Siri to call a number? What is Siri? Hmmm.
I will say that I have come across folks at my local blind center who receive
iPhones and haven't the slightest idea how to operate them. A well-meaning
person might have given it as a gift, but they ask me why they can't do things
more simply. Maybe for some, a bit more one-on-one attention would have been a
good idea.
having said this, I think this article is more than a tad condescending, if
addressed to most blind folks out there.
Teresa
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On Jun 4, 2014, at 8:52 PM, 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone
<[email protected]> wrote:
Has anyone read the June Braille Monitor? there is an article covering the supposed pros and cons
of the iPhone. I have to admit that it would be very difficult for me to come up with a list of
ten things which are "not good" about the iPhone but this article supposedly did just
that. I plan to write a detailed blog post in the coming week with my responses to the ten
objections but I'll just say that it's one of the most irresponsible pieces of journalism I've ever
read from that magazine. Please, understand that this is not meant as a bash about the NFB vs any
other organization or even a criticism of the Monitor. However, the piece infuriated me because
the NFB is a highly influential organization and many of its members and readers of the Monitor
will take the article seriously just because it comes from a nationally recognized blindness
organization. My fear is that many people may read this article and will be convinced to not buy
an iPhone due to things which the article claims are "not good" about the device.
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