Hello Dan,
As others have mentioned, it is great to have many choices. Also, phones made for special niche populations is not unusual. For example the Jitter Bug phone, and a couple other Android based button phones with simplified interfaces. I bought one a few years ago for my Dad who was in his eighties and wanted to be able to take pictures and send and receive pics from friends and family, send text, have all his contacts available, oh and make phone calls. LOL
At the time the regular flip phones did not offer all these options, the writing on the buttons was to small with little contrast, etc.
I am 60, use a iPhone 11 Pro, but at some point I like others will be stepping off the technology tridmill.
Best,
Terri
Terri Hedgpeth, Ed.D.
Director, Accessibility, EOSS-TT
901 S. Forest, McClintock Hall, 109
Arizona State university
Tempe, AZ 85281
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] update on the Blind Shell phone
Hi Harry,
I have mixed feelings about phones like the Blind Shell. On the one hand you get a phone with a keyboard and applications which are already installed and ready to use. On the other hand you don't get an Android phone with all the features a sighted person would get. An Android phone purchased from a typical service provider probably would be cheaper. As long as you don't get expensive Pixel phones from Google.
If it were me I would get the mainstream device so I could continue learning Android. I use a Pixel phone for my job but don't own it. I guess it's a matter of personal preference. I'm just mentioning it in case you're interested in learning about mainstream Android devices. There may be phones out there with keyboards but I don't know which models. Let me know how things go if you do decide to get the Blind Shell.
Dan
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> On Jan 27, 2020, at 1:52 PM, Harry Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> Heard from Sam at Blind Shell, and he said "The blind shell baroque is not coming to the US."
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> So, the Blind Shell Classic is all we have for that phone, but just wanted to let folks know who were wondering about it.
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> Harry
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