I'd love to see an android phone just to compare it,. I went for the i[hone because everyone else was...not entirely like that but wlel. I didn’t go for the phone first but the ipad and actually I didn’t get on with that since it wasd the normal ipad and not the mini and I was just learning voice over and man I was really frustrated. -----Original Message----- From: off-topic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:off-topic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Josh Gregory Sent: 01 October 2013 19:55 To: off-topic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [off-topic] Re: Informing potential blind cellphone buyer I think we are starting to see A new era… And not a good one at that. Ever since Steve Jobs died I think accessibility has kind of been on the back burner for them, I mean look at iOS 7! I would take a page out of Alberto's playbook and recommend the Galaxy S4, since he seems to really like it and I played with an S3 and it looked pretty good. Definitely a learning curve but sure as hell definitely manageable. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 1, 2013, at 1:48 PM, Gerardo Corripio <gera1027@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > HI guys > As mentioned in the event the other day from the comment of Apple lagging > behind in accessibility, too bad Steve Jobs died! Imagine what features would > have been included this year? Anyhow and this isn't to promote more on Apple > lagging behind, but suppose a blind friend or a relative of a blind person > would ask OK what's the best phone for my blind relative to use? Yes a year > back or two, I'd say Iphone without a doubt, or depending on your economic > situation, Android but if you can afford, go with Iphone. However starting > this 2013 with Ios7, I'm not so sure of what to say! What would you guys say > or how would you guys help in the decision making process for a potential > smart phone blind buyer? It's sometimes difficult yes because for me who has > never worked with Android but only with Iphone, I believe my oppinions would > be biased towards Iphone, but you guys who worked with Android, your > oppinions may be better off. If I'd have all the money in the world, and to > better give advice, it'd be great if I'd be able to work with Android also! > OK so what would I say? Look it's kind of a win or lose situation: You can go > with Apple's IPhone but if you encounter problems, be prepared! What's even > worse is that if a new Iphone buyer has a bad experience with Ios7, then > forever his or her image of Apple is bad! Anyhow what advice would you give > for potential phone blind buyers in October 2013 when the Apple's future > sounds uncertain do to lagging behind? > > -- > Enviado desde mi lap > Gerardo J Corripio Flores Psicólogo, Terapéuta Reiki > Saludos desde Tampico, Tamaulipas México > RompiendoBarreras espacio de psicología/Superación Personal Sábados 10PM > México http://radiogeneral.com ¡los esperamos! > > With questions, concerns, or issues please contact the list admin at: > beto.arreola22@xxxxxxxxx , on skype on betoa221, or twitter betoa221. > To sub to the list please send message to: off-topic-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with subscribe on the subject line. > To unsub from the list send message to: off-topic-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > With questions, concerns, or issues please contact the list admin at: beto.arreola22@xxxxxxxxx , on skype on betoa221, or twitter betoa221. To sub to the list please send message to: off-topic-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subscribe on the subject line. To unsub from the list send message to: off-topic-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx With questions, concerns, or issues please contact the list admin at: beto.arreola22@xxxxxxxxx , on skype on betoa221, or twitter betoa221. To sub to the list please send message to: off-topic-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subscribe on the subject line. To unsub from the list send message to: off-topic-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx