The iPhone list I"m on is at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
I don't know any other way to join this list other than by going to it's web site, with a Google Groups ID, and requesting membership. It takes a few days to get on, and it's a very high traffic list. There's also the accessible phones list, which you can subscribe to by sending a message to blindphones-subscr...@mosenexplosion.com. This list has a lot less traffic on it, and it handles questions on the iPhone, Android phones as well as Symbian and other accessible cell phones. On 21/06/12 12:43, Haya Simkin & guide dog Pammy wrote: > Thanks. Your answer was very useful and makes me more confident in using one. > Does anyone know the address of any mailing lists for VoiceOver? > Haya Simkin & guide dog Pammy > --- Original message --- > Subject: Re: [Talks] Two questions about getting a new cell phone > Date: 6/21/2012 6:21:06 PM > Fron: Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> > To: Talks Mailing List <talks@talksusers.com> > >> Yeh, blind people have used the iPhone, which only has a >> touch screen, >> as well as touch screen only phones with Android and >> Symbian. >> >> I myself now have an iPhone, and it's definitely usable by >> a totally >> blind person. You're running VoiceOver and you can navigate >> each screen >> by swiping or just moving your finger around on the screen. >> VoiceOver >> tells you what object has the focus without activating it. >> You activate >> an object by double tapping on the screen. >> >> There are a few different typing options, but you're >> basically using a >> on screen keyboard. I find it a bit similar to using a tiny >> little >> querty keyboard. You don't have the tactile feel of the >> keyboard, but >> you learn roughly where the keys are on the on screen >> keyboard and >> VoiceOver let's you know what key you're on. You can also >> attach a >> bluetooth keyboard if you want. >> >> There are a lot of other gestures to use on the iPhone, and >> there's a >> lot of good resources on the web and via mailing lists to >> learn about >> how to use the iPhone and which apps are accessible with >> VoiceOver. You >> could also stop by an Apple store, or one of the carriers >> that carries >> the iPhone, and play with it for a while. It does take some >> getting used >> to though, so you may want to spend more than a few minutes >> with it in >> the store before you decide if it's right for you or not. >> >> My only experience with a touch screen phone is the iPhone. >> Others can >> probably weigh in on their experiences with other touch >> screen phones. >> Since this is broader than just Talks, you may also want to >> take this >> question over to the accessible phones list. >> >> On 21/06/12 11:02, Haya Simkin & guide dog Pammy wrote: >>> I got my Nokia E52 back from repares and it turned out >> that the phone was coroded. I'm considering getting a new >> phone and I have some questions about this. >>> >>> 1. What phones are out there still that have a keypad, >> Symbian and wireless capabilities? >>> >>> 2. I might get an Iphone. Has anyone with absolutely no >> sight used this or other phones with touchscreens >> succesfully? How do you do this? >>> >>> I know that someone asked similar questions a few weeks >> ago, but I didn't read those posts because I didn't need >> to. Because of that, I really appreciate your patience and >> your answers. >>> Haya Simkin & guide dog Pammy >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talks mailing list >>> Talks@talksusers.com >>> http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks >>> >>> Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: >>> eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ >>> and >>> Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/ >> >> >> -- >> Christopher (CJ) >> chaltain at Gmail >> _______________________________________________ >> Talks mailing list >> Talks@talksusers.com >> http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks >> >> Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: >> eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ >> and >> Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/ -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail _______________________________________________ Talks mailing list Talks@talksusers.com http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ and Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/
