I think it depends on where you are starting from and who you are teaching. To someone who is losing their eyesight, the thought of using a touch screen keyboard can be quite intimidating and the feel of using a physical keyboard is more comfortable. My sense of the people who post on this list is that they tend to be quite experienced with accessibility programs and devices, much more so than the typical person that I meet in person who is learning accessibility, often for the first time. I would suggest asking the person if you are teaching them in a classroom setting if they would be more comfortable with a physical keyboard. Accessibility is a big hurdle for those of us who are losing our eyesight, unless you are someone who is already quite adept with the computer. Hope this helps a little. Regards, Michelle Bernstein On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 5:57:26 AM UTC-5, Krister Ekstrom wrote:
> Hi, > This is *not* critizism even though it might seem so. I merely want to > test my opinion in a matter where i more or less have been accused of being > wrong. > You see, i want those i tell and sometimes teach about the iDevices to > know their device thoroughly so that they don’t get stuck somewhere if > things happen and so that they themselves can make an informed choice about > for example what input method to use and so i have said that if you want an > iPhone you’ll have to learn and know about the virtual keyboard before you > get to decide if you want to use it or not. > I for example am not using a physical bluetooth keyboard although i have a > little cute one sitting around here. Now i’m exclusively using Fleksy for > my typing needs, and sometimes when i’m in a hurry to make a calendar > appointment for example i use Siri and then go in and edit the calendar > entry afterwards but before i used Fleksy i used the stock iOs keyboard. > I have chosen to do this because i don’t want to carry many gadgets with > me all the time, but those are my choices, so please tell me what in my > opinion is wrong because i am apparently so dence i can’t understand it. > What in my reasoning is flawed? > /Krister > > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
