I don't think people felt personally insulted, or that they fail to acknowledge that the iPhone isn't for everybody. I think people were most irritated by the fact that the authors cons list could've applied to any touchscreen smart phone. The way he wrote it, it seems like he was saying that the cons applied to the iPhone specifically. There are workarounds for some of the problems he mentioned, but not for others. For example, the typing speed thing. That applies to any touchscreen smart phone, not just the iPhone. There are ways to get around that, like using Fleksy, dictating, or a Bluetooth keyboard or Braille display. Also, the hanging up calls thing is easily solved by hitting the sleep/wake button if your phone is next to your ear, or double-tapping with two fingers if you're wearing a headset. I think that either the author should've done more research, or at least talk about workarounds for some of these problems. Granted, he did mention mBraille for the typing speed issue, but he didn't really seem to care about any of his other cons. He just made things sound worse than they are, or non-fixable. That's just my opinion, though.
Thanks, Ari > On Jun 14, 2014, at 11:21 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Andy, > > I chose not to respond to the entire thread about this article but was > absolutely astonished by the flood of negative posts. I am glad you said you > found it to be a "balanced" account because I also found very little wrong > with it. I completely agree with the author that the iPhone is not for > everybody and I think in the end that was really the point he was trying to > make. I know some blind people, some who are older but even a few who are > not that old but who are absolutely incapable of reaching any level of > proficiency with technology and for them the iPhone would be an absolute > nightmare. I found it interesting how a lot of responses sounded as if the > poster felt personally insulted by the fact that somebody dared to say the > iPhone had shortcomings or was not suitable for a certain group of people. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Andy Baracco > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 7:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: NFB June Braille Monitor/Article on the iPhone > > After a careful read of the article, I have come to the conclusion that it > is a balanced presentation. Even though I love my iPhone, I did have a > difficult time getting started, and almost returned it. I have at least one > close friend who returned his unit because he became so frustrated. > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Petraccaro > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 2:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: NFB June Braille Monitor/Article on the iPhone > > Thanks for the link. I don't know about the typing speed vs. keyboard > speed, but the article seems accurate to me, with the exception of 2 > negatives he left out--the access to keys if a phone call leaves one in a > menu, and the 911 issue. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Teresa Cochran" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 12:03 AM > Subject: Re: NFB June Braille Monitor/Article on the iPhone > > > Here is a link: > https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm14/bm1406/bm140608.htm > > On the other hand, there are different fingers. > > 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. 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