Making Mobile Phones Accessible to

the Blind and Visually Impaired

Caroline Ragot

Ferran Gállego

Code Factorymade in spain

We believe that the ability to use a mobile phone

should not depend on the ability to see.

__ Eduard Sánchez, Code Factory’s CEO’’

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• World-leader

• 10 years experience

• Mobile Speak screen reader

• Symbian®, Windows Mobile®, BlackBerry®

• 50 countries, 30 languages

• www.codefactory.es

Making Mobile Phones Accessible to the Blind and Visually

Impaired

What

Accessible?

to make ado we need

mobile phone

. . . is the Key Factor

The

OS Developer Tools OS Low Level Access

We Need

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Multiple DevicesPorting Firmware

customization

Bug Tracking Hardware limitsHacking

The PionneersThe FollowerThe Outsiders

Device loan program Open a case

Hacking

You can always try

Non standard C++ Signing process

Easy to signAPIs Desktop You can always try

Multiple

Manufacturers

Freedom to custom Major OS versions

PartnerDirect Help Java

Java Device Road Map

Is it

enough?

by

Security

TTS & ASRPopularity Accessibility API

Too many apps

Questions for the Future

Making Mobile Phones Accessible

Thank you

caroline .ragot @codefactory.es

Ferran.gallego@codefactory.es