Hello. Personally i wouldn't buy a phone in which i will be able to use only 6 apps with it and nothing else. I hope there is a screen reader incluted because a windows phone 8 mobile device wouldn't be very useful to a blind person with just 6 apps. It's a good start and it is better than nothing but if we compare this with the accessibility that ios and android have to offer microsoft hasn't done much for their windows mobile platform. I still didn't understand why they broke all the accessibility in 7.5 and they are doing it from the beginning again. Nikos
On 17/10/2013, Swati Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: > > Logo Code Factory > > > Code Factory Enhances Blind and Visually Impaired > > > (15/10/13) Code Factory Enhances Blind and Visually Impaired Accessibility > for Windows Phone 8 > > > Terrassa, Spain, Microsoft enlists the help of Code Factory for mobile > accessibility > > > Code Factory, developers of software solutions for the blind and the > visually impaired, has announced today that their Mobile Accessibility > suite > of apps will support Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8. Mobile Accessibility for > Windows Phone 8 will be offered free of charge in the Windows Phone Store. > Blind and visually impaired users will be able to access and enjoy their > devices within a suite of accessible apps for the most common wireless > tasks. Along with basic functionality of calling and contacts management, > users will have access to emails, web browsing and messaging. > > Code Factory CEO Eduard Sánchez explains: “We are very excited to see that > Microsoft has decided to count on our input and knowledge of the field of > accessibility for the blind and visually impaired, based on 10 years of > experience developing accessibility services for mobile devices. Combining > Code Factory’s expertise in mobile accessibility with Microsoft’s uniquely > personal smartphone to enable Mobile Accessibility for Windows Phone 8 has > been a very enriching experience.“ > > “I am extremely excited to have Code Factory as part of our rich Windows > Phone developer ecosystem. Code Factory has done an incredible job of > bringing their Mobile Accessibility experience to Windows Phone,” said > Darren Laybourn, corporate vice president, Windows Phone, Microsoft Corp. > “Code Factory’s history and expertise of developing products that eliminate > barriers to accessibility in mobile technology made them the obvious first > choice for us to work with. We are delighted that Mobile Accessibility, > with its suite of apps designed to make Windows Phone easier to see, hear, > and use, is now available for Windows Phone 8 to address the needs of our > blind and visually impaired customers.” > > Mobile Accessibility gives access to six simple and intuitive apps that > will > increase user's productivity on everyday tasks: > > · Phone app to place and answer calls, and manage your call log > > · Contacts Manager app for managing contacts from users’ Microsoft > Account > > · Messaging app to compose and read SMS messages > > · An easy-to-configure email app, compatible with IMAP > > · First-class accessible web browser > > · Settings Manager to configure the app details and notifications > to fit each user's needs > > > > For more information, feel free to contact Code Factory S.L.: > > Code Factory, S.L., C/ Major 19, 2-3, 08221 Terrassa (Barcelona) > HelpDesk > <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=2125636&msgid=253430&act=69J4&c=1 > 030778&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.codefactory.cat%2Fhelpdesk%2F> , > www.codefactory.es > <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=2125636&msgid=253430&act=69J4&c=1 > 030778&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.codefactory.es> > Code Factory, S.L. - 2013 > > > > > > _____ > > > > _______________________________________________ ma_mailing mailing list [email protected] http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailing
