well, magnification users might get along better with the ipad. but i guess you could ask the question, why would any one want the ipad? i mean the itouch and the iphone have better hardware in them although the ipad is catching up. they're smaller and easier to cary around. the battery life is at least as good if not better. what's the point other than the larger screen size? it just comes down to what makes you more comfortable. some blind touchscreen users are uncomfortable on the larger screen, while it may make all the difference for some one who has reduced fine motor control. Some of us share visual type activities with sighted friends and family such as movie watching or youtube browsing while others don't. one of my clients is a very high partial vision but with no hearing at all. The ipad can let her use magnified sms messaging and/or email to communicate with friends and family when she is out, which a cell phone wouldn't allow for because she has no hearing and the screen size is too small for magnification. so the ipad is a really good fit for her. She can even use skype and facetime on the new ipad camera to communicate directly using sign.
everyone's need and preferences and tastes are different, and because apple doesn't rely on numerous companies to design myriad hardware configurations, they have to put out many types of devices that apparently do the same thing in the same way but are actually more geared toward individual preference. Best, Erik Burggraaf User support consultant, Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, 1-888-255-5194 http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2011-03-06, at 4:44 PM, David Hole wrote: > Hi folks. > Can some one here tell me something about what makes the iPad > essential for blind users? > I mean, we don't need to see the larger screen wich can be great for > those partially sighted. > So therefor we can get the same out of the iPhone or iPod Touch. > I don't know if I'm right or wrong in this, but I'd like to see a > constructive little discussion about why we blind should have an iPad > - or not?iThanks so much / nstead of something else? > Med vennlig hilsen > David Hole ! > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
