“One thing that’s always puzzled me is how I can have access to some of those great technologies. Our desire has been to be part of these technologies and be more independent.”Mr. Wonder can use a BlackBerry and an iPod nano (with a speech option to help navigate without vision.) But Mr. Wonder pointed out there has been a proliferation of touchscreen controls on devices without any available accommodation for blind consumers available, which present a bigger hurdle to operate than previous technology. [Source]
Mike May, the President of GPS maker Sendero Group, summed up the particular frustration with touchscreens developed without accommodations for the blind:
“Ski 60 miles an hour downhill? Yes. Use a flat panel microwave? No.”“Climb Mount Everst? Yes? Use a touchscreen, no.”
Stevie Wonder "Higher Ground" (Live 1973)
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