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

[Alco Canfield]

I just went to the "send mail" link in the nmessage.

Alco
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: [Wcb-l] AFB project on cell phone accessibility


>I think there's a web site or something you go to. I haven't read the
> message all the way thru.
>
> Mike
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Smirfette
>  To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
>  Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 4:55 PM
>  Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: [Wcb-l] AFB project on cell phone
> accessibility
>
>
>  Hi mike and others,
>  How does one get in on the study?
>  thanks
>  Jessiaca----- 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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