This is an interesting product. However, I was appalled at one of the 
statements contained in the piece and wrote the following comment on 
their Web site.

While I'm always pleased to see new products to help make the lives of 
blind and visually impaired people easier, I take issue with one 
sentence in this piece which really jumped out at me. The text says, 
"But you never see a blind person transfixed to their iPhone or honed in 
on their smartwatch, because the technology simply isn’t compatible with 
the vision-impaired way of life."

This statement is so inaccurate that it's almost laughable. The fact is 
that the iPhone has become one of the most accessible smartphones ever 
released and blind people around the world have embraced it and are 
using it to its fullest potential. This device, along with the Apple 
Watch, is fully accessible, thanks to the built-in VoiceOver screen 
reader. Not a day goes by when I don't use my iPhone to read top stories 
from the BBC, text a friend, read my mail, surf the Web, enjoy books 
from a variety of sources, listen to radio feeds, etc. Plus, a Braille 
display makes the device accessible to Braille users. Please visit 
Apple's own accessibility Web site at 
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ which will provide details on all of 
the accessibility features found in Apple products. Also, Web sites such 
as www.applevis.com will surely demonstrate that there is an 
enthusiastic, worldwide community of blind people who use their iDevices 
for a variety of functions. Please correct this article. It's an example 
of poor and irresponsible journalism as it conveys something which 
simply isn't true.



David Goldfield,
Assistive Technology Specialist

Feel free to visit my Web site
www.davidgoldfield.info

On 8/3/2015 11:20 PM, Rachel wrote:
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