- From: Lisa Pappas <Lisa.Pappas@sas.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:33:27 -0500
- To: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>, "EOWG (E-mail)" <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
In our last call, we discussed a need for information from an actual person using a mobile device to access the Web, and I recalled meeting someone at the IDEAS conference in DC. This is from my notes -- may be too tech, but we may glean useful bits... Don Barrett, 508 coordinator for US Dept of Education, is successfully using a Nokia E62 running a screen reader with the Symbiotic OS and Blackberry connect for true push email. He shared that he'd contacted RIM (makers of Blackberry) in 2003 because Blackberry software was written in J2MM Micro version, which did not support the Java Accessibility API. In Nov. '06, RIM announced that Nuance, a screen reader developer, would work with BB Connect. What may also help is that now there's a specific support guy at RIM that inquiries from people with disabilities go to, Greg somebody, accessibility@rim.com. Hope this helps! Lisa
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