The world of mobile devices

Greetings! I'm Christian Robicheau, assistant editor at http://www.sterlingcreations.ca.
Well, it's another gorgeous Saturday and today I have a really informative editorial for you as written by our esteemed president Donna J.Jodhan.
Scott and I are going to be off for the Easter break so we will take this opportunity to wish you a very happy Easter.
See you in early May.

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The world of mobile devices
By Donna J. Jodhan

So much has opened up for blind and sight impaired persons with the advent of more accessible mobile devices. Devices such as the accessible cell phone that is now able to accommodate access software, GPS devices, PDAs, and now the iPhone and the Ipad.

These are very exciting times and for me it often feels like being a kid in a candy shop not quite knowing what to do or which device to choose and as time marches on, it is only going to get more confusing and even more exciting.

Up until just a few years ago, the world of mobile devices seemed to be a mere blip on the radars of most blind and sight impaired persons but that has all changed and we as blind persons can only hope that with time mobile devices are going to become more accessible to us. It is only natural that some devices may be more accessible than others.

What we have today is a mish-mash of accessibility. Some devices come with software that enables blind persons to navigate menus fairly easily and the help facility is extremely navigable and accessible. Other devices come with manuals on CDs that are also quite informative and accessible while others come with some form of accessibility but they still need to affect improvements in order to make things more usable.

Many mobile devices are multi purpose and this helps to simplify things both for the sighted as well as for the blind. What we have today are devices that offer bundles of functions that includes anything from emailing and surfing to downloading and word processing and texting and picture taking to the playing of music plus so much more. It is only going to get better with time but here is my wish list for the future as it pertains to blind persons.

We need for manufacturers and developers to make their devices accessible all the way.
There needs to be a way for blind persons to be able to afford more of these devices.
More training needs to be made available to blind persons so that they will be able to take full advantage of them.


I'm Donna J. Jodhan wishing you a terrific day and weekend.
To reach me, please send an email to info@sterlingcreations.ca and I would be delighted to send you an electronic copy of our latest newsletter.

Here is a complete list of where you can view Donna's blogs and editorials.
Donna Jodhan! Advocating accessibility for all
http://www.donnajodhan.blogspot.com
Weekly features on how to increase your success with your business ventures
http://www.sterlingcreations.com/businessdesk.htm
Weekly articles and editorials on issues about accessibility
http://www.sterlingcreations.ca/blog
A monthly editorial on issues on diversity
http://www.diversityintheworkplace.ca