Curtis Chong the author of this article has been around for some time. It
would have been interesting if the article had been written by someone
younger.
Neal
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Teresa Cochran
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 11:19 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: NFB June Braille Monitor/Article on the iPhone
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
"The golden age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete graham
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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