[tmp] Re: devices
- From: Laz <accessibleelectronics@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 10:13:33 -0500
Don't believe everything you hear or read about Android, Max.
Especially when it's said or written by an iThing fan. I've seen too
many examples of some iThing user who has used iThings for years use
an Android phone for a week or two and then berating Android widely.
The first thing one has to realize is that they've used iThings for
years, yet only take a week or two to try to use an Android device as
if it were an iThing, to then claim that Android isn't accessible.
Of course all the other iThing users nod their heads and forward that
opinion around. This then reaches the unsuspecting, those who have
never tried an Android device for themselves, and it scares them away
from a completely accessible option, which many blind and
vision-impaired folks are using in their daly lives, because it is
accessible.
Let's make an example here. I've never used a Mac, but I've been using
a PC with a screen reader for at least a decade. So I pick up a Mac
with VoiceOver and try to use it as if it were a PC with the screen
reader that I"m used to for about a week or two. What do you think my
opinion of the Mac and VoiceOver will be at the end of that week or
two?
Android and iOS are different operating systems and don't work exactly
alike, the gestures have to be different as Apple has filed patents on
screen gestures, and so on and so on.
Some things are better on one platform, while others are better on the
other platform. Each one has its good points and not so good points.
The iThings are not the be all and end all for everyone just like
Android isn't the solution for everyone.
But one should never just believe and take as truth the opinions of
someone else without looking into it oneself and arriving at one's own
conclusion based on what one found to be the truth.
I have used an iPod Touch in the past and was able to use it. I now
use an Android device and do find it accessible. Yes, they're
different, but both are accessible. Android is quickly getting more
and more accessible, so if you decide to take a look, try a device
with a current Android version from Google itself, not something
that's years old or that has been made less accessible by the hardware
manufacturer making changes in the firmware. It's a world of
difference between and Android device of a couple of years ago to
todays Android devices.
My apologies for wasting all this space on this off-topic subject.
Regards,
Laz
On 11/22/13, Max Crwford <tripout@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I also know that most Apple products, and the android stuff, at least the
> recent things has built in voice over. I hear the android isn't as
> accessible as the I Pod and I Phones, however there is advantages to each
> system. Of course that's probably off topic here. At least I've got rockbox
>
> and my talking mp3 player.!! Its simple to use and has a lot of fun
> features. Peace out1!
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laz
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 9:44 PM
> To: tmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tmp] Re: iDevices
>
> Hi sue,
>
> We did look into it back in 2009 and it was not possible. If a
> favorable situation does come up, we may look into it, but I wouldn't
> hold my breath. There are plenty iThing outlets in existence.
>
> Regards,
>
> Laz
>
> On 11/22/13, Sue Starfas <rsheeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Laz
>>
>> Do you have any future plans to offer iPhones or iPads?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Sue
>>
>>
>
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