ok  so  all of  what  the  artical is  true 
 But  the  old  push button  cell  phone  is  going  away  with  granny  as  we  do not  use  the  old  crank  phones  or party lines . 
 it is  the same  way  in learning  anything  new  My husband   nows the iphone  and it took  him  2 months  to  keep  from  pitching  it out  the  window , now  it  goes everywhere  he goes  he calls it  his   companion.
with the  introduction  of bard , money and color  ids  , and to search  the  web using  seri .
 it  is just a learning  curve as with everything , some  will pick it up fast  and others  may  take a long  time  , do  you want  to  go back to smoke signals 
 i  do find it is  much easier  to use a keyboard  with  the  smart  phone 
 Terrie 

> On Jun 6, 2014, at 3:27 PM, Terri Hedgpeth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Thank you Steve for forwarding this article on the Braille Monitor.  I for one agree right down the line with Kurtis on every point he makes.  If his article scares some off from trying the iPhone, then I would say the iPhone most likely was not a solution for them.  I am a proponent of truth in advertising, and cannot stand people who tell you how great a solution a product is for you, leaving out all the struggles they had with the item.  I like to have an idea what I am signing on for and truly appreciate those who are honest and upfront about the challenges they faced with any particular technology they have adopted.  Oh yes, many say that one individual's experience with a technology may not represent what someone else will experience.  That is fine. Still tell me the whole truth about your experience and let me decide from there if I want to give it a try.  If I decide not to try something based on feedback on that item from another user, so be it.  At least I got to decide for my self.  .
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> In order that folks know the origins of this discussion, here's the link to Curtis Chong's article.
> https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm14/bm1406/bm140608.htm
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