Hi David. It sounds interesting, and I do thing it would be best for most blind children with a large screen, but I am not sure, it will be that for all children. I will try to illustrate it with an experience I had as a child. Do you remember these very large watches we had to use for learning the clock? It was something like a plate in size, and I should learn the clock on such a big device or what we should call it I do not know. I had really difficulties everybody thought I was stupid, and they scolded at me, and I got more and more nervous. In the end it was nearly decided that I could not learn the clock. I was really sad. My mother took a decition and she gave me a small tactile watch, I think it took about two or three days and I was able to figure out what time it was. It is maybe not the same story with smaller and bigger devices, but I think more people than me has experienced something like that.
I had an IPad 2 the screen was in fact to large for me, but I think if there will be a 5.5 inch screen out that I will go for it, mainly because it could give some advantages when reading and also e.g. with ariadne, if you have to figure out some details in a card on the screen, you can't see it but you can sometimes get an idea where am I and where do I have to go. I am using braille most of the time, so the screen size would maybe not be that important, except when moving apps, this is truly a challenging task at the moment. Lastly I will have to say that I think blind childrens visual skills are better today, than they were when I was a child. Best regards Annie. Den 05/09/2014 kl. 23.30 skrev David Chittenden <[email protected]>: > Contrary to popular opinion amongst the blind, opinion which is actually > extremely limiting amongst blind people, a larger screen is actually better > for us blind people. I have been working with an itinerant teacher of low > vision and blind children testing this. When the blind children use the > touch-screen directly through dragging the finger around the screen on the > iPad to explore, rather than merely using the serial interface of keyboard > commands or finger flicking commands, once they adapt to said interface, > their productivity and speed becomes significantly quicker with improved > understanding of visual layouts and where to locate desired information. > Note: all testing and training is being performed with full-sized iPads. > Perhaps, mainly blind children have the mental flexibility and intelligence > to effectively adapt to a more useful and efficient interface. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: [email protected] > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 6 Sep 2014, at 6:46, Curtis Chong via IDevices > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Greetings: >> >> >> I am not confident that the iPhone 6 will represent a total positive for the >> blind. For one thing, rumor has it that the iPhone 6 will be larger than the >> five series, which is a negative from my point of view despite its allegedly >> faster processor and more sophisticated internal technology. Also, the >> iPhone 6 will be a bit thinner, which causes me to wonder about the quality >> of the built-in speaker. >> >> >> Before I decide to jump into an iPhone 6, I will want to examine it >> thoroughly at the Apple Store. Otherwise, the iPhone 5S seems a very good >> alternative since I personally don't need enhanced power from my iPhone in >> any case. >> >> >> On the other side of the argument is the high probability that the iPhone 66 >> is going to have a camera with more megapixels than the iPhone 5 series. >> >> >> Aloha, >> >> >> Curtis Chong >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Stanzel, Susan - FSA, Kansas City, MO via IDevices" >> Sent: Sep 5, 2014 7:45 AM >> To: "[email protected]" >> Subject: [IDevices] new iPhone >> >> Hi Listers, >> >> I want to get the new KNFB reader and only have a 4s phone. Should I wait >> for the iPhone 6 or get the 5s? >> >> Susie Stanzel >> >> >> >> >> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely >> for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message >> or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law >> and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. 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