Blind and visually impaired get help mastering their cell phones

Janet Dickelman sat with her service dog at her feet, clicking away at the buttons on her cell phone.

[Tom]

You know...I just don't get why they don't use a phone designed for the visually impaired. They don't need an iPhone or a blackberry, or even many of the more basic phones out there.

It seems to me that there should be a phone out there for the visually impaired that has only the standard keypad (with perhaps braille keys or audible numbers when the keys are pressed).

Years ago, some of you may rememember having to memorize important phone numbers. They weren't available in any phone. And, visually impared people aren't as likely to be out and about as much as a normal person, so they are more likely to have important phone numbers at home in an accessable form to them.

Unless the visually impared person is trying to look "cool" there's no reason for an iPhone. Next they'll be having training sessions for deaf people to use iPods.

[ZenBirdist]

[Sarcasm coming up:] Heck, Tom, why would they need matching clothes for that matter? It's not like they need to dress like 'normal people' or anything.