Off topic -- Mobile accessibility V Talx

[Janina Sajka]

Nothing that you can buy in the stores today--but have a little
patience, and I'll bet your requirements will be satisfied. It's hard to
say, though, that they will be on some particular date certain. Telecomm
isn't like that.

Glenn Ervin at Home writes:
> From: "Glenn Ervin at Home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>
> 
> I am desperately looking for 2 features in any phone that is accessible
> either with added software, or out of the box.
> I want a phone that is mid sized to small, and I want one for 200 dollars or
> less.
> Does anyone know what will fit this bill?
> Glenn
> 
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> From: "Deedra Waters" <dmwaters at gentoo.org>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 9:51 AM
> Subject: Re: Off topic -- Mobile accessibility V Talx
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> Actually, right now I'm mainly looking at options. my phone is on the verge
> of dying, and it would be really nice to have a phone that I don't have to
> have someone read to me.
> 
> 
> On Thu, 25 Dec 2003, Janina Sajka wrote:
> 
> > Please note that our experience came last July, before Mobile
> > Accessibility was on the market in the U.S. I believe they've released a
> > new version since then, and any notes we might have may well not be all
> > that helpful today. In any case, I don't have such notes, and I won't be
> > back in the office until January 2.
> >
> > Have you talked with the product vendor about this issue?
> >
> > Also, have you handled the device you want to install this software on
> > to be sure that you will like working with it? The 3650 has a dial pad
> > that I have personally found unpleasant to use because I spent so much
> > time finding the next button to push. It's not a typical touch-tone
> > keypad.
> >
> >
> > Deedra Waters writes:
> > > From: Deedra Waters <dmwaters at gentoo.org>
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> > > Hmm, I guess that this answers the question I just asked. Is there a
> place where I can get theese directions? I'm guessing that I can probably
> get my mother to help me get accessibility stuff put on the phone or
> something.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 24 Dec 2003, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > >
> > > > When we first got the 3650 back in April we shipped it to Switzerland
> to
> > > > get Mobile Accessibility installed. In july we upgraded the software
> > > > ourselves following Svox' directions and using BlueTooth. We did not
> > > > find this process accessible. In other words, our sighted intern had
> to
> > > > do it.
> > > >
> > > > igueths at comcast.net writes:
> > > > > From: "igueths at comcast.net" <igueths at comcast.net>
> > > > >
> > > > > Janina, you mentioned the 3650 at Afb. Did you have to send the
> phone in to
> > > > > have the software installed, or did you install it yourself?
> > > >
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Janina Sajka
Email: janina at rednote.net		
Phone: (202) 408-8175

Director, Technology Research and Development
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
http://www.afb.org

Chair, Accessibility Work Group
Free Standards Group
http://accessibility.freestandards.org