[access-uk] Re: Stupid question about mobiles and accessibility

  • From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 22:33:39 -0000

Hi Marie,

Yes, all of the phones that support speech have to have a hands-free
feature.

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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of marie baisez
Sent: 02 February 2005 10:51
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Stupid question about mobiles and accessibility


Does this mean that when you buy a phone intending to use it with
accessibility you have to make sure it has the hands free feature?
would appreciate a bit more info, thanks in advance.

Marie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 11:25 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Stupid question about mobiles and accessibility


> Hi Marie
>
> Talks actually uses the external speaker so you can hear it without having
> to hold it to your ear.  You can adjust the volume of the speech so that
> you don't annoy people in the same room as you.  However, in noisey
> situations, I do have to hold the phone to my ear as the volume, at least
> on my phone, does not go very high.
>
> Barry H
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "marie baisez" <m.baisez@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 10:14 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Stupid question about mobiles and accessibility
>
>
>> to all of you who use a mobile with Talks or the other prog. that make
>> the screen accessible this might sound like a very stupid question but
>> here it goes, just the same as one never learns unless one asks:...
>> How can you manipulate the phone, I.e push its tiny keys comfortably and
>> efficiently while you have the phone against your ear so that you can
>> listen to what Talks is saying? isn't it rather awkward especially in a
>> noisy environment?
>> do you have to use a headset to use the accessibility features? if so, it
>> must mean a phone being less portable and another thing to have to
>> remember to pick up from a table, a desk or these silly collapsible shelf
>> you get to use on a train.
>> Please tell me how you have solved this problem, or is it me making one
>> where there isn't any?
>>
>> Thanks to all who will make the time to reply...
>>
>> Cheers now,
>>
>> Marie
>>
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