Selected Articles on Cell Phone Accessibility from AccessWorld®
Selected articles on Cell Phone Accessibility from AccessWorld
Product Evaluation: The Signal Gets Stronger: Three Cell Phones with Speech Output. Darren Burton, July 2004
AFB TECH evaluated the Owasys 22C and the Nokia 3650 and 3660 with TALKS Software
www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw050406
Two More Approaches: A Review of the LG VX 4500 Cell Phone from Verizon Wireless and Microsoft's Voice Command Software. Darren Burton, May 2005
AFB TECH evaluates the LG VX 4500 cell phone offered by Verizon Wireless and Microsoft's Voice Command software, which can be installed on many of today's new Pocket PC telephones/personal digital assistants (PDAs).
www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw060308
Dial Me In: The Latest on Off-the-Shelf Cell Phone Accessibility . Darren Burton, September 2006
AFB TECH examines eight off-the-shelf telephones that are produced by four manufacturers and are available from seven national service providers.
www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw070503
Talk Me Through It: A Review of Two Cell Phone-Based Screen Readers. Darren Burton, January 2007
AFB TECH takes an updated look at the TALKS and Mobile Speak third-party screen-reader software products.
www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw080103
An Accessible Phone Comes Calling: A Review of the Jitterbug Cell Phone. Lee Huffman, March 2007
AFB TECH evaluates two Jitterbug models, the Jitterbug Dial model and the Jitterbug One Touch model.
www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw080203
The Large Challenge of Small Devices: A First Look at the Mobile Device Landscape. Bradley Hodges, May 2007
AFB TECH takes a first look at Pocket PCs.
www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw080306
Making Your Smartphone Smarter, Part 1: A Review of Mobile Speak Smartphone. Darren Burton, July 2007
The first of a two-part series of articles on Smartphones.
www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw080403
Expanding the View: A Review of Mobile Magnifier and ZOOMS Screen Magnifiers for Cell Phones. Lee Huffman and Darren Burton, July 2007
AFB TECH evaluates the ZOOMS 3.0, a screen magnifier from Nuance and takes a second look at Code Factory's newer version of its screen magnifier, Mobile Magnifier 2.8.
www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw080404
A Thorny Problem: Accessing the BlackBerry Device. Bradley Hodges, November 2007
AFB TECH describes a method of accessing an essential device for government employees and corporate executives.
www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw080605
Focusing on Cell Phones: A Review of the Coupe and breEZe for People with Low Vision. Lee Huffman, January 2009
AFB TECH reviews two cell phones designed for older people that also benefit people with low vision.
www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw100104
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