Comments on: finally an accessible camera – the iPhone 3GS http://blog.blindphotographers.org/finally-an-accessible-camera-the-iphone-3gs/ By, for and about blind and visually-impaired photographers Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:28:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lodrorigdzin http://blog.blindphotographers.org/finally-an-accessible-camera-the-iphone-3gs/comment-page-1/#comment-40 lodrorigdzin Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:56:46 +0000 http://blog.blindphotographers.org/?p=197#comment-40 and adding: it's not "voice activation", it's a full implementation of a voice interface and it makes the iphone FULLY accessible right out of the box, including the built in apps and a number of 3rd party apps. So, in my opinion, Apple have really broken open the VI market with this device. and adding: it’s not “voice activation”, it’s a full implementation of a voice interface and it makes the iphone FULLY accessible right out of the box, including the built in apps and a number of 3rd party apps. So, in my opinion, Apple have really broken open the VI market with this device.

]]> By: lodrorigdzin http://blog.blindphotographers.org/finally-an-accessible-camera-the-iphone-3gs/comment-page-1/#comment-39 lodrorigdzin Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:54:39 +0000 http://blog.blindphotographers.org/?p=197#comment-39 I'm getting an iPhone 3GS in a few days' time, so by then I should really know. I think that his is a game changing product regarding Blind and VI users of technology. more information here: http://www.icanworkthisthing.com/docs/iphone/index.shtml and here http://groups.google.com/group/viphone (it's an email list, with huge traffic, as people are sharing their experiences and tips on using the iphone) finally, writing to accessibility@apple.com will get you through to the accessibility support team. I’m getting an iPhone 3GS in a few days’ time, so by then I should really know. I think that his is a game changing product regarding Blind and VI users of technology.

more information here:

http://www.icanworkthisthing.com/docs/iphone/index.shtml

and here

http://groups.google.com/group/viphone

(it’s an email list, with huge traffic, as people are sharing their experiences and tips on using the iphone)

finally, writing to accessibility@apple.com will get you through to the accessibility support team.

]]> By: Cathy McKie (EYZWIDESHUT) http://blog.blindphotographers.org/finally-an-accessible-camera-the-iphone-3gs/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Cathy McKie (EYZWIDESHUT) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:59:25 +0000 http://blog.blindphotographers.org/?p=197#comment-38 Thanks for blind eye view on this exciting new product! As an owner of the iTouch (the Iphone without the phone and camera), I read anything and everything I can about this amazing product, but see little out there pertaining to visually impaired applications that could make them more accessible than they already are. I just downloaded a major update for the Touch, and tough I haven't had time to test drive them all, just the new horizontal keyboard makes typing even more easier since it enlarges the letters so that I can actually type an e-mail without putting on my magnifying prism glasses! From the few people from the Apple support team that I have talked to, I get the idea that they are not even aware of how enabling these 2 products are for the VIP. I was encouraged to leave feedback (good and bad) at a web address given to me, and have done so regarding the lack of contrast in their grey on white lettering on most of their screens such as setting, e-mailing, etc. This is one of the worst possible combinations for me to read, and it would be great if there was a choice of font colour and even font size. As far as I know, there is nobody on their team who is visually impaired, and this market has not been seriously addressed, which I feel is an oversight (pun intended) on their part since I feel there is a whole margket share out there just ripe for the picking if they can get a few more ducks in a row. I wonder if this new voice activation capability is actually meant to be an accessability feature for the VIP, or just a novelty for teenagers hungry for the next new thing to make a cool item even cooler? My cell phone has this feature, and I know it was not put in for my benefit, since nothing else about the phone was, and the one phone made for users such as us, resembles a Fisher Price toy, as so many adaptive products do, making them rank very low on the coolness scale. Any thoughts on these issues? Thanks for blind eye view on this exciting new product! As an owner of the iTouch (the Iphone without the phone and camera), I read anything and everything I can about this amazing product, but see little out there pertaining to visually impaired applications that could make them more accessible than they already are.

I just downloaded a major update for the Touch, and tough I haven’t had time to test drive them all, just the new horizontal keyboard makes typing even more easier since it enlarges the letters so that I can actually type an e-mail without putting on my magnifying prism glasses!

From the few people from the Apple support team that I have talked to, I get the idea that they are not even aware of how enabling these 2 products are for the VIP.

I was encouraged to leave feedback (good and bad) at a web address given to me, and have done so regarding the lack of contrast in their grey on white lettering on most of their screens such as setting, e-mailing, etc. This is one of the worst possible combinations for me to read, and it would be great if there was a choice of font colour and even font size.

As far as I know, there is nobody on their team who is visually impaired, and this market has not been seriously addressed, which I feel is an oversight (pun intended) on their part since I feel there is a whole margket share out there just ripe for the picking if they can get a few more ducks in a row.

I wonder if this new voice activation capability is actually meant to be an accessability feature for the VIP, or just a novelty for teenagers hungry for the next new thing to make a cool item even cooler? My cell phone has this feature, and I know it was not put in for my benefit, since nothing else about the phone was, and the one phone made for users such as us, resembles a Fisher Price toy, as so many adaptive products do, making them rank very low on the coolness scale.

Any thoughts on these issues?

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