Hey Cris, what's up? You can reach me at gene5...@austin.rr.com Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Jurgensen" <asquare...@gmail.com> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 3:10 AM Subject: Accessible IPhone was Re: very nice experience at University Village Apple Store in Seattle Washington
> > HI, > > I'm working with a project called Slimvoice, and while this summer is > focused on the G1 phone from Google, we have hopes to get it on the > IPhone as well. We have so far avoided all sandboxing on the G1 and we > sure hope to secure the same foothold on the IPhone as a platform. > > The url is: > > http://slimvoice.googlecode.com/ . > > REgards, > Alex, > > > > On 29-May-09, at 10:27 AM, gene wrote: > >> >> Hi some one on here said that visually empaired people are already >> using >> touch screens, but the thing I'm trying to figure out is unless >> apple comes >> up with a tactile overlay or something, I don't understand how a >> totally >> blind person is supposed to be able to use one of these things. >> Gene >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jessi and Goldina" <sanginsista3...@gmail.com> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 8:53 AM >> Subject: Re: very nice experience at University Village Apple Store in >> Seattle Washington >> >> >>> >>> I don't think you're wrong. I'm sure it's only a matter of time. like >>> someone else said it seemed people were freaking out when the GUI >>> interface came to computers and people found ways to make it >>> accessible to us so I'm sure the same will be done for touch screens >>> in time. I can't think of how it might be done, but there are people >>> with more genius minds than mine lol! something can always be done!! >>> peace and positivity >>> Jessi >>> follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva >>> On 29-May-09, at 2:47 AM, Vicki Manley wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hmmm, >>>> I guess you could beright too. >>>> Maybe i wasn't wrong. >>>> I've seen so many people with iphones and have always wanted it to >>>> be >>>> made speech accessible. >>>> Best wishes, >>>> Vicki. >>>> On 28 May 2009, at 20:34, Jessi and Goldina wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> agreed, Arthur, lol. >>>>> if you're gonna take that approach about the iphone and firefox and >>>>> their various addons and apps why don't you just say that about >>>>> voiceover as a whole? what it seems like you're saying is let's not >>>>> make the iphone accessible cuz none of the apps will be. well then, >>>>> let's not make the mac accessible because of all those apps that >>>>> aren't made by apple that may not be. that seems like a silly >>>>> approach. I'm sure there will be plenty of iphone apps that will be >>>>> accessible. as the word about accessibility grows, app developers >>>>> will >>>>> most likely strive to make their products accessible. they've >>>>> done so >>>>> on the mac, so I don't see why they wouldn't on the iphone. >>>>> >>>>> I'm sure apple will do it, it's only a matter of time. let's not be >>>>> all negative and try and shoot down something that could benefit >>>>> us. >>>>> the iphone will still be the iphone whether it's accessible or not. >>>>> peace and positivity >>>>> Jessi >>>>> follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva >>>>> On 28-May-09, at 12:23 PM, arthur gindin wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> spamming hardly befits a "distinguished" person >>>>>> >>>>>> Sean Tikkun wrote: >>>>>>> Can folks on this board help me out here? I don't see the point >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> an accessible iPhone. The fluid dynamic of screen touch >>>>>>> technology >>>>>>> combined with GUI interface seems like it is just a counter >>>>>>> accessible >>>>>>> design form the get go. Once you make the thing accessible it is >>>>>>> no >>>>>>> longer an iPhone. I may not be far enough outside the box, but >>>>>>> even >>>>>>> if the iPhone were made accessible then all of the apps would >>>>>>> still >>>>>>> not be. It is the same issue with Firefox. If Firefox wanted to >>>>>>> be >>>>>>> accessible, they would be! From my understanding the mark-up is >>>>>>> there. The code for using it is free to the programmers and >>>>>>> developers... They just don't care to do it. >>>>>>> Shouldn't we be e-mail spamming Firefox to get with the program? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sean Richards Tikkun >>>>>>> Apple Distinghuished Educator >>>>>>> class of 2007 >>>>>>> jaq...@mac.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On May 28, 2009, at 5:20 AM, Vicki Manley wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> That would be so ace if they brought out an accessible i >>>>>>>> phone!!!! >>>>>>>> What a really great suggestion!!! >>>>>>>> Best wishes, >>>>>>>> Vicki. >>>>>>>> On 28 May 2009, at 06:37, Ben King wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dear Mac Friends, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am writing you to let you know about an experience I had >>>>>>>>> today >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> the University Village Apple Store in Seattle Washington. The >>>>>>>>> person >>>>>>>>> that I spoke to was very nice and he asked me what I would like >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> see >>>>>>>>> improved in regards to Voiceover. I told him that Fire Fox >>>>>>>>> would >>>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>> nice with Voiceover support as well as maybe an accessible I >>>>>>>>> Phone. >>>>>>>>> Anyway, it was extremely nice for me to go into an Apple Store >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> play with main stream technology. I love Voiceover as well as >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> Mac. I hope you all have a nice evening. >>>>>>>>> Blessings, >>>>>>>>> Ben King >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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