That's the best thing about it. Unlike S60 phones, the in-build voice over is fully functional there by illimunating the need for additional screen readers. I have seen people using it and it is as effective as the S60 phones with talks. Voice over uses the real speek TTS engine.
Vetri. On 30/01/2010, Dr. Homiyar Mobedji <dr.homi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Dave Mack" <dcma...@comcast.net> > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 1:07 PM > To: <n...@freelists.org> > Subject: [nvda] F.Y.I. - Apple Touch Screen for the Blind > >> I know it is off topic and violating the new rules but I think this is >> great news! Grandpa Dave in California >> >> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >> >> National Federation of the Blind Commends Apple >> for Including VoiceOver on iPad >> >> >> >> Baltimore, Maryland (January 28, 2010): The National Federation of >> the Blind, the nation's leading consumer organization of blind >> persons, today commended Apple Inc., for including its VoiceOver >> application on its latest device, the iPad, which was unveiled >> yesterday. VoiceOver is a screen access application that uses >> text-to-speech technology in conjunction with the device's >> touch-screen interface so that blind people can independently operate >> the device. VoiceOver is also integrated into Apple's Mac operating >> system and is included on the iPhone 3GS and recent models of the iPod >> Touch. >> >> >> >> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, >> said: "The National Federation of the Blind commends Apple for >> including the VoiceOver screen access application on its >> highly-anticipated new device, the iPad. Blind consumers, like our >> sighted friends and colleagues, will be able to share in the >> experience of using this new device from the moment we take it out of >> the box. By integrating accessibility into its products, Apple is >> setting an example that we believe the rest of the electronics >> industry should follow. Furthermore, the fact that Apple has >> successfully integrated a screen access solution with its >> touch-screen technology demonstrates that touch screens need not be a >> barrier to the use of electronic devices by the blind." >> >> >> >> On September 22, 2009, the National Federation of the Blind presented >> Apple with a special award to honor the company for making the iPhone >> accessible. >> >> >> ### >> >> >> >> To post messages to the list send email to >> n...@freelists.org >> To modify your NVDA Email settings go to: >> http://www.freelists.org/list/nvda >> Thank you for your continued support of Nonvisual Desktop Access, an open >> source free screen reader for Microsoft Windows: >> http://www.nvda-project.org/ >> To get the latest NVDA snapshot: >> http://www.nvda-project.org/snapshots/ >> Report bugs or make feature requests at: >> http://trac.nvda-project.org/ >> Message Archive: >> http://www.freelists.org/archives/nvda > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
