“Cell Phone Fair Demonstrates Accessability” |
| Cell Phone Fair Demonstrates Accessability Posted: 06 Nov 2010 03:04 PM PDT Texting is a part of life for many people these days, even for those who are blind or visually impaired. The Cell Phone Accessibility Fair gives hand on demonstrations of new cell phone technology. Verbal text messaging is just one of the technologies that make cell phones easy to use for the blind and visually impaired. Apple, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, and Jitterbug will be at the fair to help people learn how to use their technology.For instance, a global positioning system can lead to new levels of independence. "GPS, I think, is getting more and more popular and easier to use," said Kasey Hopper, a mobility expert for ABVI Goodwill. "It's letting people know where they are. You know, on the bus you don't have to rely on a bus driver to tell you where you're at if you know how to use the GPS. It'll help you get to where you're going." "To me it's amazing that someone who is visually impaired can use something like the iPod Touch or the iPhone that has a perfectly flat screen with no tactile definition, but yet is very accessible for someone who is blind or visually impaired because of the technology that's built into it," said Chris Frank, career and training leader for ABVI-Goodwill. The Cell Phone Accessibility Fair is Tuesday at the ABVI-Goodwill on South Clinton Avenue. It runs from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Call 585-232-1111 if you need more information. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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