Actually they are actively working on a solution to make the blackberry accessible. No date yet but it is being done. Terry Bray Chairman CNIB amateur Radio Program Vice President WRMS/OSB alumni ASSOCIATION. E-mail: Personal E-mail: gtbray@xxxxxxxxxx Windows/msn Messenger Gtbray@xxxxxxxxxx Skype gtbray List owner for: the access-l mailing list. Visit the access-l home page at www.access-l.com -----Original Message----- From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 12:50 PM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Blackberry GPS for Blind? To my knowledge and I could be wrong here and am usually proven so swiftly but the blackberry is not accessible at all at this stage. I need to google again to see what's new but at one point I contacted RIM directly and received less than an enthusiastic response. The response I had gotten was from their director of accessibility and she informed me that the blind market was to small for their time and resources. (which isn't what I wanted to hear but has a kernel of truth to it) This was however more than a year ago. On the more encouraging side, I've heard rumblings that we might see some screen reading options for the b-berry from code factory or other sources. So, I don't think it's likely but as I've said my knowledge is a year or so out. Oh and RIM themselves have fild some patents so I think there is some sort of effort forming or possibly more. As a side note, I'd jump on a b-berry in a hot second but the trend right now is away from RIM devices and to windows mobile and there will be some options with the Sendero engine in them available. ----- Original Message ----- From: "O'Farrell, Catherine J." <Catherine.O'Farrell@xxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:15 AM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Blackberry GPS for Blind? > Hi Guys, > > Have any of you heard of a GPS system that works with Blackberry and is > accessible to a person who is blind? Thanks, Catherine > > Catherine O'Farrell COMS, CVRT > Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center > VA Medical Center > 700 South 19th Street > Birmingham, AL 35233 > (205) 933-8101 Ext. 5023 > >