Hi Marie, Nic, and Others,
I'd like to point out that the earlier iPad podcast review by Shelly
and the RNIB article seemed mostly done by low vision users. Although
weight is a factor (1.5 pounds), may I remind list members that a
totally blind person does not have to worry about holding the iPad at
an angle so that they can "view" the screen? Maybe Olivia or Josh
could comment on that. It's absolutely true that with the curved back
you want some kind of case or support when you use your iPad. If
you're in the Apple Store, they have these little display stands for
playing with the device. If you pick the iPad and put it down on the
table, it's less wieldy to hold and operate the controls, but simply
having a good case (in the new designs manufacturers are coming out
with) might address the issue of supporting the device. Just some
thoughts here from someone who has (briefly) held and used the iPad in
an Apple Store.
Cheers,
Esther
marie Howarth wrote:
yes Nick, agreed. Until I get my hands on one, the weight question
is something I can't comment on. The low vision stuff I can't
either. But as an initial review its not too scathing and yet not
too promoting either.
On 20 Apr 2010, at 21:19, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
Hi,
I'm a bit confused here.
"It is just a shame that VoiceOver is switched off by default,
meaning it has to be activated before the iPad can be used." and
"It would have been a real bonus had the iPad been accessible out
of the box. Unfortunately, this was not quite the case."
These views are kind of strange and puzzling to me. It seems a
weird definition of "out of the box". It's a mainstream product.
That'd make it too confusing for a sighted user using the iPad if
VoiceOver was on by default. And, by all rights, it shouldn't be on
by default, as it is a product not geared "specifically" towards
blind people. That's the only thing I found kind of odd, but
otherwise, pretty nice.
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On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:46 PM, marie Howarth wrote:
I would agree with you John. as a total VI user of an IPhone, I
don't think they praised the screen reader enough. And its that
point of the accessibility out of the box that has wound me up. I
think that could put users off entirely and let's see, how many
products are accessible out of the box that rNIB promotes readily?
I'll post a link to my blog I'm writing for you guys to agree or
disagree with me but on the whole, I think its a fair first
impressions.
On 20 Apr 2010, at 17:33, John J Herzog wrote:
Thanks for passing this article along. I think that, for the most
part, this article was fair. They seem to point out both
positives and negatives of the product which is good.
The only area where I have some problems with the article, is
that they made to big of a deal about activating voiceover
through Itunes. This is not that hard since it is accessible on
both mac and windows, and requires all of two seconds to do.
Other than that, it's pretty good.
John
On Apr 20, 2010, at 12:18 PM, marie Howarth wrote:
Hi guys,
Thought I'd put this article out there for everyone to discuss.
I will be writing a blog on my opinions of this article shortly.
But here it is for you all to read.
It's an article done by the RNIB which is the national charity
for the blind in the UK. You need to download the article, its
in word format but will read on text edit and such on the mac.
thanks
http://www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/computersphones/Pages/technology_news_reports.aspx
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