Hi Everyone;
I have been using my iPhone for just about nine months.
I use it for everything from listening to games to checking my e-mail and for just about everything else.
Their was a learning curve and I invested a lot of time and patient.
73 de Anthony
w2ajv


Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:09 PM, Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I've played with one, and know several blind folks with one.  You don't need 
> the keyboard overlay, unless you are spatially challenged.
> 
> As a matter of fact, there are different overlays that are available, 
> depending on what you want the iPhone to do.  But, once you learn the proper 
> technique, it is pretty easy to use.  The only thing you need to do is 
> enable the screen reader speech by having a sighted person do it or 
> connecting your phone to the computer and doing it.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 2:58 PM
> Subject: off topic cell phones
> 
> 
>> Hello;
>> I think this was mentioned previously but never saw a reply.  Any =
>> totally blind folks out there using the dreaded i-phone?  My nephew just =
>> got a new improved one so I took a look.  Never got to the point that I =
>> could even make a call never mind txting or the internet.  Apparently =
>> someone sells a braille overlay for the screen which may or may not =
>> help.  There must be some secret that neither of us knew about.  Never =
>> did figure out how to "flick" as opposed to tap or double tap.
>> I hate buying a phone and buying a speech program which will certainly =
>> require periodic updating.  This sounded ideal even if I didn't use half =
>> of the features and there are folks that left me feeling it was very =
>> usable.  I sure didn't feel it was easily used after seeing one.
>> If anyone has some words of wisdom feel free to reply off list.
>> Richard