I think that whether we love it or hate it, touch screen technology is going to become more prevalent as time passes, and the blind community in general terms will have to adapt as a basic requirement now that the technology is becoming accessible.
This reminds me of when we went from a commandline interface to a gui. I myself went kicking and screaming at the time as I recall but as I accustomed myself to the changes I learned to deal with them in a way that permitted me to continue productivity. On 24-Jun-09, at 11:28 PM, Victor Tsaran wrote: > > I think IPhone 3GS is a wonderful tool for low vision people -- it is > the first truly accessible phone where everything is magnified. I > cannot > say that I would cash out for IPhone as a blind user though. But I > truly > appreciate Apple's pushing envelope with technology -- this is > something > I'd love to see more companies do. > Vic > > On 6/21/2009 10:50 AM, John Denning wrote: >> >> My wife who is a high partial has had an iPhone all along. So we got >> her a new 3GS phone Friday. I've not had a lot of time on it, but >> have >> had some. So far I'm impressed also. >> >> I need to read some instructions though. I can turn on the Zoom, and >> invert. But I believe there is a way to easily jump between various >> settings. Like is there a gesture to switch between inverted and >> normal? I know how to zoom in and out. >> >> Trying to get my employer to spring for the phone since I'm required >> to have a mobile phone. They one they got me is NOT at all >> accessible. >> I can make the text a tiny bit larger is all. So get me this real off >> the shelf solution. >> >> >> On Jun 20, 2009, at 12:02 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >> >>> I played with the iPhone that was on display. Wow, ... I was >>> shocked. >>> It felt like a natural use, expecially in Calculator. >>> >>> I love the phone. >> >> >>> >> > > > -- > > --- > I tweet about music and accessibility at http://www.twitter.com/vick08 > or check my site at http://www.victortsaran.com > --- > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
