Really, we should not have to pay a third party company to make these devices accessible in the first place. The apple macintosh is a good example of this, apple has built a fully functioning screen reader in to the operating system, you don't pay anything extra to make it accessible. Other companies such as Nokia, Microsoft and others should be doing the same with these phones, and really GPS manufacturers should be doing this too. Most GPS units already have text to speech in them, so it could be done, they just need to make it speak all output and provide an interface for the touch screen. These other companies should be building the accessibility in to the products from the ground up.
On Feb 26, 2009, at 5:37 AM, Jim Noseworthy wrote:
Alice:A little steep would be an under statement. In fact, it is scandaless. Its just another example of creating a dependency in order to proffit.I could site many examples of such goings on but I'm sure you all know them. You know, if it talks, blind folks will shell out anything in the name of independence.Cheers. ----- Original Message ----- From: alice dampman To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 5:40 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Talks serial number transfer.$100 to transfer the Talks software off one phone onto another? Isn't that a little steep? Or am I missing something here?Would this be true for mobile speak as well? Thanks. Alice alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Chao To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:19 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Talks serial number transfer.I would recommend www.TalkNav.com which allows for it to be done Online. There is a $100 license transfer fee.From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ] On Behalf Of Jim NoseworthySent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:36 PM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] Talks serial number transfer. Hi Gang:How do I transfer a talks serial number from my current phone to another one?Thanks all over the place." He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose. "Jim Elliot, No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.3/1971 - Release Date: 02/25/09 06:40:00
