Totally agree with you Jackie. The iTouch is fabulous. Of course, I may completely eat my words when the forthcoming GPS app from Sendero comes out and I find a reason to percevere with a connected phone. But other than that ... I found myself on a busy street corner in London holding up the iPhone to my ear, urgently needing to make a phone call but unable to dial. I couldn't hear the screenreader properly and had it somewhere above my shoulder where I was attempting to flick fingers across it accurately to reach an 11 figure phone number. I gave up and got a colleague to dial the number for me on her phone instead. The lack of tactile buttons made the task impossible in that situation. Coupled with that, I was making it very obvious I had an iPhone which I'd rather not do. Must've looked extremely odd. ...Damon -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns Sent: 03 August 2010 09:59 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: iphone Accessibility Features Hi Damon I think it is why I would prefer an iTouch as opposed to an iPhone for the very reasons you outline. I have Talks and Nokia handsets, so there would be no real purpose in my migrating to an iPhone and giving myself a lot of grief for nothing. The iTouch, however, with its extra storage capacity and usable applications, does interest me at a later date. Kind Regards, Jackie Cairns J&M Work-Ability jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.work-ability.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Damon Rose Sent: 03 August 2010 09:52 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: iphone Accessibility Features What I'd add is that practical use while on the go is difficult. The iPhone is more of a two handed experience and somehow finding and dialing numbers on a busy street is difficult on a touch screen phone of that shape and with that functionality. In conclusion, iPhones work best at home. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marie Baisez Sent: 03 August 2010 09:24 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: iphone Accessibility Features Visit the blindcooltech site, lots of info and excellent podcasts on the subject there. 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