RE: [UACCESS-L] Fwd: TapTapDial makes phoning and driving safer

["Robert Carnegie" <Robert.Carnegie@seemis.gov.uk>]

This was posted here as an 'eyes free' technique that might be explored for those without 
sight.   (whom I HOPE are not driving - though I know a few who have tried)

Gregg
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Gregg Vanderheiden Ph.D.
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I suppose some people in that situation could be iPhone users...  google iPhone Braille.  
Hmm.  "Invisual: a full-body silicon cover for the iPhone with modified bas-relief 
buttons, each corresponding to a modified home screen.  Using text-to-speech and 
moon-type tactile feedback, the case promises full iPhone functionality to the sightless, 
including multi-touch and finger flick scrolling."

But mostly I figure either you got the phone before you became blind, or it's shared with 
a sighted person, or it's a competition prize, or having the new cool stuff is way too 
important to you.  (In my opinion.  I'm British.)

I think the UK situation is that in law you can use a handsfree phone while driving, but 
television and radio(?) spots are run saying don't, it's dangerously distracting.  
Conversation with a passenger is nearly as bad but I haven't seen that one, if you don't 
count an incident in science fiction show _Primeval_.

Someone on radio just apologized for their driving "I usually drive an automatic", and I 
thought once again "An automatic car should be you get in and you say where you want to 
go."  And if you want to use a phone it's fine.  I suppose if I believe this service 
should be available, I should drive a taxi.

TapTapDial also could be useful while running, if you want to use a phone while running 
and you can spare the breath.  In that case you could also optionally dial the phone by 
shaking it, or do you get that anyway?

Or maybe a motor disability and the same set of "and you have this particular phone 
because?" reasons I already proposed.

Robert Carnegie

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