They do have Kyocera phones with read out capability. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Irons Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 5:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Recommendations for a very simple cell phone
I had the Kyocera phone sometime ago. It was pretty accessible. The buttons were easy to get to and then if I. He did not talk at the time but I was able to make and receive calls on that phone. I also found that the phone had a pretty good size battery pack on it as well. It was also really durable. I would recommend that your friend considering Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 24, 2022, at 2:17 PM, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > Three of my girlfriends have a phone that is much cheaper than the Blind > Shell, and that is the Kyocera. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Rebecca DeGeorge > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 10:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Recommendations for a very simple cell phone > > you can check out the blind shell phone. I think there is a newer version. > You can go to a.t.guys.com and there are other resources for finding out > about it. One is the podcast by a group called Mystic access. They are really > good. Good luck. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 23, 2022, at 7:27 PM, Jeff Samco <jsa...@jps.net> wrote: > > > > > In my work at a California independent living center a consumer asked me for > cell phone suggestions. She is totally blind with no one regularly available > to assist her with using the phone. I’m just not up on this category of > phones as I personally use an iPhone with VoiceOver. Here are her wishes: > > 1. Will only use it occasionally. > 2. Prefers a flip phone > 3. Fairly tactile buttons, raised & larger buttons would be best; having > audio confirmation when a button is pressed would be wonderful. > 4. If there are menus, she would prefer a simple way of getting out of > them; there was a previous phone she used that she could never figure out how > to close or back out of the menus. > 5. She won’t be texting, doesn’t need a phone number or contact list, > never will use the internet, etc. > > I mentioned the simple 3-button Jitter Bug phone to her and that might be her > best solution, although she would like to not have a monthly plan. > > > > So, any suggestions on meeting such a tall order for simplicity in a cell > phone? > > Thanks, > > Jeff > > -- > 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. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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