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Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:15:38 +1000
From: Steve Pattison <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
To: GUI-TALK <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Fwd: Cell phone access survey

If you decide to participate in this survey please make sure you send
your responses to [log in to unmask] and not to me.  Thanks, Steve.

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From: Amanda Lee [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
To: [log in to unmask]

Please consider sending in the following survey to Access World
magazine at
the following address.
[log in to unmask]
It will be used to influence the manufacturers of cell phones to make
them
more accessible and results will appear in a future issue.
Please forward this message on to other visually impaired people you
know.

1. Vision Status: Please place an X before the statement that best
applies
to you.
I am blind, and I use nonvisual means to read.
I am visually impaired, but I use nonvisual means to read.
I am visually impaired, and I use my vision with or without
magnification
devices to read.
2. What cell phone do you currently use?
Manufacturer:
Model number:
3. Typically, how often do you use your cell phone?
Daily.
A few times a week.
Less than once a week.
Less than once a month.
4. What do you like most about your current cell phone? Please list
items
and put an X before the most important one.
5. What do you dislike most about your current cell phone? Please list
items
and put an X before the most important one.
Features Rating Section
This section has 3 parts, each containing various cell phone features
that
we would like you to rate on a scale from 1 to 3.
Place a 1 in front of an item that holds little or no importance to
you;
place a 3 in front of an item that is extremely important to you.
6. Status Indicators
Please rate the importance of making the following status indicators
accessible.
Volume indicator
Speaker-phone-in-use indicator
Mute indicator
Digital vs. analog mode indicator
Time/date indicator
Missed calls indicator
Indicator of the service provider to which you are connected
7. Accessibility of general cell phone features
Using the same scale of 1-3, please rate the importance of making the
following general features accessible.
Voice-activated dialing
Ringer type selection
Talk timer, which times your calls so you don't spend too much money
Call waiting
Redial
Web access
Three-way calling
Text messaging
Backspace (to backspace over misdialed numbers instead of clearing the
entire phone number) Two-way calling (a "walkie-talkie" feature)
Call forwarding
Wireless connectivity to other devices
Synchronization with PC applications such as Microsoft Outlook
Still camera
Video camera
Games
FM radio
Onboard help
system Access to call logs
Media player for songs and video
Multimedia messaging (sending and receiving text, sounds, images, and
video)

E-mail
Instant messaging
Calendar
Notetaking functions
File manager
Calculator
Currency converter
Alarm clock
Customizable ring tones
Voice recorder
Large control keys
Keys grouped by function
AC adaptor that is easy to connect
Hands-free headset
8. Vision-oriented features. (For respondents with some vision.) Please
rate
the importance of having the following features on a cell phone.
Large control keys
High-contrast, color-coded control keys
Keys grouped by function
Illuminated keys
Large display with large characters
Color display
High-contrast display
Ability to adjust display contrast
Back-lit or illuminated display
Zoom capability for display
9. Please add any additional comments you may have.
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Regards Steve,
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Skype:  steve1963
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