Hi, Have you tried a braille display? It sounds like braille would make your IPhone experience even better if you can get access to it.
By the by, Don't look now, but android accessibility is on the sergence. It is definitely in place to give IPhone a run for it's money at this point, though there are a couple of areas that still need some attention. The divide is not as wide as you think. Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2013-06-26, at 2:00 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > I thought the same thing as you: I can't use a touch screen phone - I can't > feel the numbers, so if I can't hear, I can't do anything with it. However, > two things have helped me: > > 1. You can save everything to contacts on your phone, then just tell Siri to > call a contact name. You can also add contacts to your favorites, a list of > contact numbers you use most that you can use to quickly dial a number. The > advantage of this is that, even if you can barely hear the phone's speaker, > you can be in the right area of the screen, then listen to something as basic > as how long it takes speech to say the item to know if it is the one you > want. It takes getting used to, but I have not yet run into a situation where > I could not make a call. Hint: I often hold the phone with the loudspeaker > facing my ear - if you line it up, you can hear in just about any situation, > even if you don't have headphones. > > 2. You can save numbers to contacts, even numbers to be dialed after a call > goes through. For example, i saved a conference call number; once the initial > call goes through, I hit the "hide keypad" button and then the button to > auto-dial my conference code. You can also have numbers pressed without > needing to hit a button, such as if you know the sequence to get through a > series of menus. > > I'll be honest: I do still find using the keypad to select options in phone > menus (like those in stores or banks) annoying at times, but the phone does > so much else so much better that it is a small inconvenience I am happy to > put up with, and many of those times I could alleviate the problem by simply > adding the sequence to a contact if I used that number more often. Really, > for the incredible power and opportunity the iPhone provides, and for how > infrequently I run into a frustration entering a selection in a menu, well, > the iPhone is simply the best phone out there once you take a few weeks to > really get it down pat. No, I have not used an Android phone, but from > everything I hear, Apple still blows them out of the water when it comes to > accessibility. Besides, if you already have a Mac, the syncing that will > happen via iCloud between the two devices makes things really convenient. > On Jun 26, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Cheree Heppe <che...@dogsc4me.com> wrote: > >> Cheree Heppe here: >> Talks or mobile speak recommend button phones which they support. >> >> Regards >> Cheree Heppe >> >> >> Sent from my IPhone 4S >> >> On 26/06/2013, at 9:55, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> I do not want one truth be told. My goal is a phone with buttons, and while >> some remain available from my provider, I may not end up with much choice >> lol. >> I understand from many using the iphone for dialing that it is slow and a >> pain. >> my questions are two, and very strict ones. do not mistake me, I know it is >> fine as a smart device, but I am 100% firm on what I need in a phone only. >> My questions are two. >> can I do everything entirely by voice? speak the numbers, if for some odd >> reason I want to send a text, etc.? >> second, if I must add a keyboard for dialing, does one exist? not for >> typing, strictly for dialing the phone. >> I type 85 words a minute, I do not wish to spend time poking rapidly at a >> screen trying to dial the phone. >> so, are either of the two work arounds options? >> thanks, >> Karen >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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