[nfbwatlk] FW: [Wcb-l] AFB project on cell phone accessibility

[Carl Jarvis]

Mike,
Oops!!!
Did I say 18 years?  okay so 72 from 100 equals...hmmm...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: [Wcb-l] AFB project on cell phone accessibility


> Right on, bro!
>
> Mike
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Carl Jarvis
>  To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
>  Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 10:32 AM
>  Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: [Wcb-l] AFB project on cell phone
> accessibility
>
>
>  Doug,
>  Below is my reply to Tara.
>  Carl Jarvis
>  Hi Tara,
>
>  My name is Carl Jarvis.  I am a cell phone user.  I'm totally blind
> and some
>  would consider me to be a Senior Citizen, or, "really, really old", as
> my
>  grand
>  children are fond of saying.
>
>  I am using a Nokia Trac Phone.  It is an older model.  It does not
> fold up,
>  take pictures, send text messages or fry eggs.
>
>  But it does all that I bought it to do.  Make and receive telephone
> calls.
>  And it's simple to operate.  When I make an error, which does happen
> with
>  these
>  small button key pads, I merely clear it and start again.  I can't
> keep
>  address books or do any of the on-screen features that other phones
> are
>  equipped
>  to do.  But I don't want to play games, send text messages take
> pictures, or
>  listen to my favorite tunes.  I use it as...are you ready for
> this?...I use
>  it for a telephone!
>
>  Yup.  I know.  I'm still living in a cave.
>
>  But Tara, here is my great fear.  When this cell phone gives up the
> ghost,
>  will anyone be making a simple cell phone for us simple-minded folk
> who just
>  want to make simple phone calls?
>
>  Recently my wife(sighted) purchased two new Trac phones.  Cute as
> little
>  bugs ears.  The key pad was so tight and flat that I had a hard time
>  touching only
>  the numbers that I wanted.  Within minutes I had wiped everything off
> the
>  screen.  No more ring.  No prompts.  Nothing's.  And absolutely no way
> to
>  clear
>  it and return to the original settings...without being able to see the
>  screen.
>
>  I returned to my old, antique set.  Now I carry it in a water proof,
> crash
>  proof bag.  And I don't let anyone touch it.  I figure I'll maybe make
> it to
>  100.  That means this little fella has to hang in for another 18
> years.
>
>  Does this help you at all?
>
>  Good success.
>
>  Carl Jarvis, Director
>
>  Peninsula Rehabilitation Services
>
>  carjar at olypen.com
>
>  phone: 360-765-4239
>
>  address: 2510 Snow Creek Road; Quilcene, WA 98376
>
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