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From: Paul Adam
Date: Oct 19, 2011 11:36AM

Apple:
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.html
http://developer.apple.com/technologies/ios/accessibility.html
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/iPhoneAccessibility/Introduction/Introduction.html

Android:
http://eyes-free.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/documentation/android_access/index.html
http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/design/accessibility.html

Me :)
http://pauljadam.com/presentations/accessu2011/index.html

Basically to sum it up, Android accessibility sucks, they have some
apparent improvements with "Ice Cream Sandwich" lol love that name ;) I
think with the version they announced yesterday you can actually touch the
screen and hear the elements spoken, iOS has done this since 3.0.

iOS 5 blows any mobile device out of the water when it comes to
accessibility and usability. Apple has a mobile accessibility solution for
each disability type you mention in iOS 5.

All Android may support, with many limitations, is visual and hearing
disabilities. Apple takes care of mobility and cognitive impairments. Just
the pure simplicity and minimalism of the iOS operating system is wonderful
for cognitive accessibility. Assistive Touch is new which allows you to
control the touch screen with a joystick or single button switch, though I
have not seen a live demonstration of this cool new feature with an actual
alternative input device. Other recent additions are LED flash alerts so you
can see the phone ring if you're deaf. Custom vibration patterns so deaf and
blind users can know who is calling or texting them without pulling the
phone out of their pocket. And Siri voice control which even works for deaf
users since it presents the spoken output of Siri as text also.

What I love is how all these accessibility features in the iPhone also make
everyone's lives easier as well.

If you compare the accessibility information provide by Apple vs. Google
you'll see that Apple really cares about this and they present it
beautifully, even including deaf and blind users in their promotional
videos. http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.html

Good luck!

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Nancy Johnson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Can you point me to good resources to find out about accessibility and
> mobile technoloby.
>
> I understand that apple has worked with NSF for visual impaired users,
> but what about the Android? What about mobility impaired users, and
> hearing impaired users, and cognitive impairments such as dyslexia
> (naturally speaking)
>
> Please forgive if this has come up before as I have been under
> deadline and missed many threads recently.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nancy
>