GOOOO ANDROID!!!They have developed their accessibility framework and services around user suggestions and testing. While not perfect, this means that it is more likely to have features that are beneficial to us.
On 23/05/2013 2:47, Clive.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hello all, I see a parallel in the word of digital technology in general. Look how companies like Blackberry and Amazon have added speech output to their products and assumed that's all they need to do to make the gadgets accessible to blind people. In the case of Amazon, there were inherent weaknesses in the design of the Kindle Keyboard and the speech output. The parallel is that, as in the case of echo location, if they'd asked us, we could have told them, pardon the pun, straight off the bat, much of the information they must have spent a fortune researching and got it wrong. Compare their approach with Apple, who seem to have sussed it, by and large. In both cases, a lot of time, effort and money could have been saved if they'd first asked the people with the most direct experience. Best, CliveClive Lever Diversity and Equality Officer Kent County CouncilOffice: 01622 221163Email: clive.lever@xxxxxxxxxxxKent County CouncilRoom G37 Sessions House Maidstone, Kent. ME14 1XQ-----Original Message----- From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sean O'Connor Sent: 22 May 2013 16:55 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: How the blind can use sonar to 'see' like a bat great minds think alike.*smile* On 22/05/2013 16:48, whizza wrote:I was going to say the same thing. What the devil's all the fuss about? We knew that long before they did! Cheers, Sandra. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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