Re: The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too

2013-03-27 Thread Timothy Emmons
You may be right, and you do definitely have a point. The iDevices do allow yout o scroll and navigate the pages with the braille display but what I was trying to emphasize was the fact that your pages are indeed larger like reading a book on the iPad versus reading on your phone is for sighted

Re: The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too

2013-03-27 Thread Aman Singer
Hello, Timothy. I would respectfully disagree that any of the things you note below have to do with the iPad except for container movement. All the rest are due to companies not properly putting accessibility into their applications. If SXM properly made their products accessible, there wouldn't be

Re: The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too

2013-03-27 Thread Fred Olver
Subject: Re: The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too I'm going to chime in here, and I am also going to forward this on to some folks, for a few reasons. The biggest of couse is, that yes blind people can use an iPad and it does have a place and it goes beyond the dexterity issues you mention

Re: The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too

2013-03-27 Thread Aman Singer
Hi. Typing on the iPad is a good deal easier than on the smaller devices, at least in my experience. Also, there is an argument to be made that the iPad is easier for teachers to work with when teaching some concept or other than the smaller screen of the iPhone. Other than that, for the totally bl

Re: The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too

2013-03-27 Thread Timothy Emmons
I'm going to chime in here, and I am also going to forward this on to some folks, for a few reasons. The biggest of couse is, that yes blind people can use an iPad and it does have a place and it goes beyond the dexterity issues you mentioned in your message. It may be a little bigger than an iP

Re: The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too

2013-03-27 Thread Lisa belville
hindrance, at l The 2 most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and Bull-Crap Lisa Belville missktlab1...@frontier.com - Original Message - From: "Fred Olver" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:31 AM Subject: Re: The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too I am interested in

Re: The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too

2013-03-27 Thread Fred Olver
I am interested in your train of thought, could you go a step or two further in your thinking or what you know. I have often thought about why a person who is blind might want to use an iPad however beyond the dexterity considerations I don't see any particular advantage unless one is visually i

Re: The Blind Have Use For An iPad, Too

2013-03-27 Thread RobH!
Interesting, but think you are preaching to the converted a bit as most here are blind, use iPad/pod/phones and some also teach the devices to ther blind. Thanks though, Rh. - Original Message - From: "Avnish Chopra" To: "ViPhone" Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 7:53 AM Subject: Th