Stevie Wonder thanks Steve Jobs for making iOS devices fully accessible

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  • Reply 21 of 27
    aquaticaquatic Posts: 5,602member
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    Because in "feeling for" a capacitive button you have already pressed it (even if this was not your intention). A physical button allows a user to differentiate between locating and activating.



    Imagine how annoying it would be to use a mouse that didn?t have any physical buttons and activated everything the cursor inadvertently moved over.



    I agree. I hate the capacitive buttons on my Droid. But iPhone is worse. it has NO buttons except the Home. So, it's worse. I really like a camera button in particular on my Droid.
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  • Reply 22 of 27
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    I thought this was some kind of a sick joke. We have several deaf people at work who can't use iPhones because they don't have LED notification lights. They have their Berrys on their desk all day and just glance at them to know if they have SMS or emails.



    you can change the settings for SMS to show the alert screen more times.



    I would think a dock next on the desktop - maybe next to the computer screen would be a good option - plugged in so always charged - almost in direct line of sight - so easy to see when a message comes in - could even turn off the auto-lock.



    and with iOS 5 and redesigned alert system perhaps it will be even better/easier.
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  • Reply 23 of 27
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    I thought this was some kind of a sick joke. We have several deaf people at work who can't use iPhones because they don't have LED notification lights. They have their Berrys on their desk all day and just glance at them to know if they have SMS or emails.



    Why are they using their BBerry to tell them when they have an e-mail come in?? Do they have no computers?



    Most of the time my phone is in my pocket where I can feel it vibrate, if it had an LED I'd never notice it in my pocket. I'm trying to make any sense of your claims but in light of how all this technology works I don't see how a flashing LED is relevant unless you are using your phone as a computer on your desk and without vibrate turned on.



    Someone else help me out here?
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  • Reply 24 of 27
    lilgto64lilgto64 Posts: 1,147member
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    Originally Posted by hezetation View Post


    Why are they using their BBerry to tell them when they have an e-mail come in?? Do they have no computers?



    Most of the time my phone is in my pocket where I can feel it vibrate, if it had an LED I'd never notice it in my pocket. I'm trying to make any sense of your claims but in light of how all this technology works I don't see how a flashing LED is relevant unless you are using your phone as a computer on your desk and without vibrate turned on.



    Someone else help me out here?



    The trouble being described is users who have developed a habit an are unwilling or unable to consider any alternative as even potentially equal to or perhaps superior to what they are accustome to
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  • Reply 25 of 27
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    Originally Posted by toysandme View Post


    I thought this was some kind of a sick joke. We have several deaf people at work who can't use iPhones because they don't have LED notification lights. They have their Berrys on their desk all day and just glance at them to know if they have SMS or emails.



    http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/hearing.html



    Non-deaf persons complain about the lack of notification lights. The iPhone can tell you if you have messages waiting, just turn it on, and it will display notifications for hearing-enabled and deaf persons alike.
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  • Reply 26 of 27
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    Oprah?



    From Atlanta! The bible belt of compassionate conservatives!

    So helpful aren'tcha.
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  • Reply 27 of 27
    lukeilukei Posts: 411member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by toysandme View Post


    I thought this was some kind of a sick joke. We have several deaf people at work who can't use iPhones because they don't have LED notification lights. They have their Berrys on their desk all day and just glance at them to know if they have SMS or emails.



    Might well be a feature of the upcoming iOS5
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