I agree with Dave here. The chances of Apple dropping the iPhone are
slim and none because of its popularity. Our AT&T kiosks can't keep
them on the shelves long enough to collect an inventory. My niece has
one and she absolutely loves it, and when I told her about the
accessibility issue, she said she would keep on top of it and work
with me on how to use a touch screen. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage,
Alaska.
On Jan 26, 2009, at 10:35 AM, David Poehlman wrote:
The point is that some folk will have IPhones and they will still be
gettable for quite a while. what makes you thinkthey are going to
drop the
IPhone?
----- Original Message -----
From: "william lomas" <[email protected]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS
X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: iPhone Accessibility
Hi all,
Whilst I appreciate fully the efforts, by the time it appears though,
it is probable that Apple will have a new product out to replace the
IPhone, so what is the point?
will
On 26 Jan 2009, at 18:34, Chris Blouch wrote:
It's just a research project at University of Washington AIM
(accessibility interaction mobility) research group.
http://depts.washington.edu/aimgroup/mobility.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/wobbrock/pubs/assets-08.pdf
Could be a while before this appears on an iPhone near you.
CB
David Poehlman wrote:
well, Id didn't send a text message, it didn't make a phone call.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Eickmeier" <[email protected]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac
OS X by theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: iPhone Accessibility
Wow, the iPhone sounds totally accessible from what I've heard in
this
video. Is this something that Apple is eventually doing to make it
accessible? If so, hats off to them yet again.
On Jan 26, 2009, at 11:26 AM, Chris Blouch wrote:
The Youtube demo is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=496IAx6_xys
There video is not described but basically the screen is blank and
everything they touch gets announced as their finger drags over the
iPhone's surface. Then a second finger is used to gesture that you
want to do something with thing just announced. Slick. Wonder when
this will move out of the labs.
CB
Victor Tsaran wrote:
Also, if you search for a university research project called
"Sliderule", you may just find something interesting. There is a
also a video demoing this technology on Youtube.
On 1/9/2009 10:01 AM, E.J. Zufelt wrote:
Not sure if you all are familiar with these three articles
regarding
iPhone / cellular accessibility. These are courtesy of a post on
another
list.
"Here is something that I saw last month about a possible solution
for
the current iPhone.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/01/silicon-touch-an-iphone-case-for-the-visually-impaired/
Here is something that's been around for a while but doesn't seem
to
have developed much.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/25/apple-envisions-tactility-on-touchscreen-keyboards/
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/06/nokia-shows-off-haptikos-tactile-touch-screen-technology/
"
Thanks,
Everett
