Comments on: Qualcomm, RNIB develop mobile phones for the blind http://www.slashphone.com/qualcomm-rnib-develop-mobile-phones-for-the-blind-191965 Worldwide mobile phone news, reviews and wireless innovations Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Malcolm http://www.slashphone.com/qualcomm-rnib-develop-mobile-phones-for-the-blind-191965/comment-page-1#comment-20828 Malcolm Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:40:01 +0000 http://www.slashphone.com/?p=1965#comment-20828 I have been looking for a phone for my blind mate and it is very hard to find a basic phone which he can cope with. Being totally blind he needs large buttons and several preset buttons which can be identified by touch an ideal would be talking buttons. All the research people are doing great work and it is always appreciated but I feel people are trying to be to technical most blind people don't care about texting just talking. Has anybody any ideas? Mal I have been looking for a phone for my blind mate and it is very hard to find a basic phone which he can cope with.
Being totally blind he needs large buttons and several preset buttons which can be identified by touch an ideal would be talking buttons.
All the research people are doing great work and it is always appreciated but I feel people are trying to be to technical most blind people don’t care about texting just talking.
Has anybody any ideas?

Mal

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