[22c-user] Kid friendly 22c

[A list for users of the Owasys 22C screenless phone.]

Hello,
I agree. but also, this application should be available for Linux and 
Mac as well. After all, not all blind people are using windows. It's 
time to think of making applications available fore than windows.
Just my thoughts on these ideas.
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:45:16 -0700, A list for users of the Owasys 22C 
screenless phone. wrote:


>
>Another idea I just thought of that I would like to see. I'm partially 
>sighted, and have noticed that many kid-friendly cell phones (such as 
>the Fire Fly from AT&T or the LG Migo, a.k.a the VX1000, from Verizon) 
>are not accessible at all. In fact those phones that would be accessible 
>to a blind kid would have access to features (some features) that could 
>easily run up a huge phone bill. What would be neat for parents of blind 
>kids who are able to afford a 22c for them is to have a control panel on 
>the parent's PC that would allow them to control who the child is 
>allowed to contact. For example, they could have a phone book full of 
>friends, but if a parent feels the child should not talk to that friend 
>for a while due to personal reasoning, they can block the child from 
>calling them in the sense that the contact would still be on the SIM 
>card or in the phone's memory, but if blocked, would be invisible to the 
>child using the phone, and this control panel can be easily removed from 
>the phone if a parent needs to use their SIM card with it. Same goes for 
>texting and even some kid friendly phones can be programmed so that they 
>cannot be used before 4pm or after 9pm. Anyone have any input on this?
>
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>Another idea I just thought of that I would like to see. I'm partially 
>sighted, and have noticed that many kid-friendly cell phones (such as 
>the Fire Fly from AT&T or the LG Migo, a.k.a the VX1000, from Verizon) 
>are not accessible at all. In fact those phones that would be accessible 
>to a blind kid would have access to features (some features) that could 
>easily run up a huge phone bill. What would be neat for parents of blind 
>kids who are able to afford a 22c for them is to have a control panel on 
>the parent's PC that would allow them to control who the child is 
>allowed to contact. For example, they could have a phone book full of 
>friends, but if a parent feels the child should not talk to that friend 
>for a while due to personal reasoning, they can block the child from 
>calling them in the sense that the contact would still be on the SIM 
>card or in the phone's memory, but if blocked, would be invisible to the 
>child using the phone, and this control panel can be easily removed from 
>the phone if a parent needs to use their SIM card with it. Same goes for 
>texting and even some kid friendly phones can be programmed so that they 
>cannot be used before 4pm or after 9pm. Anyone have any input on this? 
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