[Accessibility] Apps for visually impaired on a Windows Mobile Phone -- HTC HD2

[Lulu-Ann at gmx.de]

Hello list,
hello Barbara!

Barbara asked:
> I am getting an T-Mobile HTC HD2 smartphone. It has the Windows Mobility
> 6.5 operating system on it. I have a vision disability. What Apps can I get
> for it? I want to be able to:
>  
> 1. Magnify the screen
> 2. Have a screen reader
> 3. Have GPS for the blind. 
>  
> I know that Code Factory has accessibility products. Do these work on a
> phone that does not have an external keyboard? What Apps are avaible on the
> phone itself?

I don't know the HTC HD2, but:

All three, screen magnifier, screen reader and mobile navigation are available from Code Factory for Windows Mobile operating system since version 5.

The touch screen is supported according to the website.

I do not know any screen reader or magnifyer software that is free, but I did not search for it.

The free orientation (not full navigation) tool Loadstone-GPS is not available for Windows Mobile.

The free new orientation tool LoroDux will be released this month, but needs an external GPS device (internal devices are not supported yet).
It will work with OpenStreetMap data.

Why are you sure which device you buy before you have answers to all these questions and compare it to the other available devices, e.g. Symbian S60 OS devices?

Best regards
Lulu-Ann
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