[blindipod] Re: recommendations regarding accessibility of specific ipods.
From: "Ron" <ron.mcewan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 05:31:28 -0600
Any of the other Ipods use the same interface. So whichever one you purchase
will work the same best I can tell.
I have bought the 1gb nano. I fgind it mostly accessible after some
customization which I needed sighted help from.
All Ipods have a nice feature that makes moving through the menus rather easy,
you can turn on a click sound. This click sounds whenever you move from item
to item.
You can also customize what items appear on the mainmenu. I have taken many of
them off and added the audible book selection.
Overall, I find the nano quite usable. I wish I had know about the click
feature a year ago or so and I would have purchased one then.
I did have a shuffle which died and almost bought a creative labs unit until I
played with my son's Ipod.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: Susana Maroder
To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 5:11 AM
Subject: [blindipod] recommendations regarding accessibility of specific
ipods.
I used Jaws as my screen reader. I currently own an Ipod shuffle, which I
like, because it is quite accessible to blind users. However, I am looking to
purchase an Ipod with considerably more memory, as the Shuffle's memory, is too
small for my needs. I would therefore like to ask list members, for
recommendations on what would be the best Ipod to buy, taking into account
accessibility concerns, as well as my need for a larger harddrive.
Thanks a million!
Susana Maroder
sleepyhead@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
