[gui-talk] BlackBerry screen reader app to help blind

[Mike Arrigo]

Certainly RIM should be praised for this, though, considering 
blackberry's low market share and the lack of support for third party 
apps and a good web browsing experience, getting a blackberry really 
offers no advantage over Android or the iphone.
Original message:



>> <http://www.technobloom.com/research-in-motion-releases-free-blackberry-screen-reader-app-to-help-blind/228518/>Research
>> in Motion releases free BlackBerry screen reader app to help blind.





>> Research in Motion has seen their market share
>> dip all the way down into the single digits over
>> the past couple of years, but the company has
>> not stopped trying to find that one place a
>> BlackBerry phone would be a benefit.  Today, the
>> company announced plans to launch a new mobile
>> app that helps the blind “see” what is on
>> their handset screen.  The BlackBerry Screen
>> Reader software helps those that are blind stay
>> connected with the information that is most
>> important to them.  With the released software,
>> Research in Motion shows their support to help
>> customers that have disabilities.



>> According to the press release issued regarding
>> the announcement, Senior Product Manager, Greg
>> Fields, said “We are excited to introduce
>> BlackBerry Screen Reader as part of our suite of
>> accessibility solutions for BlackBerry
>> smartphones.”  The BlackBerry Screen Reader
>> can be downloaded for free from
>> <http://www.blackberry.com/screenreader>www.blackberry.com/screenreader
>> and the mobile app is compatible with the
>> BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360 and the 9370
>> smartphones.  The new screen reader app is
>> available in French, English, Italian, German
>> and Spanish.  The app will help those that are
>> blind operate their BlackBerry smartphone with little to no hassle.

>> Some of the key features that are listed for the
>> BlackBerry Screen Reader include:

>> Support for core applications – Users can easily
>> access core BlackBerry applications including
>> email, calendar, phone calls and more.  Speech
>> settings – users can customize the
>> text-to-speech settings (volume, pitch and
>> speech rate) and preferences for punctuation,
>> verbosity and password security.  Keyboard
>> shortcuts – Users can set speech and audio
>> preferences quickly and easily through
>> (physical) keyboard shortcuts Accessible
>> documentation – User Guide available in
>> accessible HTML through a desktop web
>> browser.  More information can be found at BlackBerry.com/accessibility.

>> Many experts believe that Research in Motion is
>> not going to be around very much longer and
>> might not even be a good prospect for a
>> potential buyout.  According to numbers recently
>> posted online, RIM shares have dropped more than
>> 70 percent in the past 12 months with the market
>> share dropping over $72 billion in the last
>> three years.  BlackBerry released 12 handsets in
>> 2011 and so far this year only 1 with the
>> BlackBerry Curve 9220.  Rumors that hit the Web
>> earlier this year included a possible buyout by
>> Samsung, but since January nothing has been announced by either company.
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