For Apple, it may be a numbers game. What isn't being said is the number of Hebrew speakers in the world. Apple executives may look at this number and believe greater sales might happen if other languages with bigger bases were supported first. I believe a broader effort involving mainstream consumers will be more effective. This could include educational institutions and other entities outside the disability community. When it is recognized that there is broad, sustained interest in Hebrew support, the issue might get a higher priority.
Kelly On 9/4/13, Adi Kushnir <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Zivan, > > Thanks much for co-operating. > > I forwarded your letter to Apple, and I hope for good news.. > > You can privately contact me for more details. > > > > Shana Tova! > > > > Adi. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of zkrisher > Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 5:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: A letter that I wrote to Apple > > > > Hello, > > I'm an AT teacher at a community center for the blind in Tel-Aviv, Israel. > > This week I submitted a funding request for an iPad, based on the rumors > that IOS 7 will come with the Carmit Hebrew TTS. > > If indeed Carmit will not be included with IOS 7, this will be a great > disappointment. > > I work mostly with seniors and most of them do not understand enough > English > to use VoiceOver. > > I do have a couple of students that bring in their own iPads, but they have > enough remaining vision to use it with Zoom. > > At the moment all I can offer blind students that just want to go online > and use e-mail is a Windows PC with JAWS. A very expensive proposition. > > For many of them an IOS device with Hebrew TTS would suffice. > > There are Android alternatives in the making, but those would include > buying > a third party TTS. > > I also think that at the moment IOS with VoiceOver, offers a more mature > screen reading solution then Android. > > If Apple doesn't release Carmit with IOS 7, they will lose the momentum in > the Israeli market and we'll end up opening an Android class instead. > > Thanks, > > Zivan Krisher > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
