After a careful read of the article, I have come to the conclusion that it
is a balanced presentation. Even though I love my iPhone, I did have a
difficult time getting started, and almost returned it. I have at least one
close friend who returned his unit because he became so frustrated.
Andy
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From: Gary Petraccaro
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 2:22 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: NFB June Braille Monitor/Article on the iPhone
Thanks for the link. I don't know about the typing speed vs. keyboard
speed, but the article seems accurate to me, with the exception of 2
negatives he left out--the access to keys if a phone call leaves one in a
menu, and the 911 issue.
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From: "Teresa Cochran" <batsfly...@me.com>
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: NFB June Braille Monitor/Article on the iPhone
Here is a link:
https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm14/bm1406/bm140608.htm
On the other hand, there are different fingers.
On Jun 4, 2014, at 8:52 PM, 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone
<viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Has anyone read the June Braille Monitor? there is an article covering
the supposed pros and cons of the iPhone. I have to admit that it would
be very difficult for me to come up with a list of ten things which are
"not good" about the iPhone but this article supposedly did just that. I
plan to write a detailed blog post in the coming week with my responses to
the ten objections but I'll just say that it's one of the most
irresponsible pieces of journalism I've ever read from that magazine.
Please, understand that this is not meant as a bash about the NFB vs any
other organization or even a criticism of the Monitor. However, the piece
infuriated me because the NFB is a highly influential organization and
many of its members and readers of the Monitor will take the article
seriously just because it comes from a nationally recognized blindness
organization. My fear is that many people may read this article and will
be convinced to not buy an iPhone due to things which the article claims
are "not good" about the device.
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