Hi folks, Truly I do not expect my needs to make allot of sense for many..especially given how auditory processing disorder, like many stroke related experiences differs from person to person. perfect description might be found if you google LG exalt accessibility, as that is one phone that provides the basics. The xp 3 and xp3 plus did as well. Buttons, speech at the ear, I honestly do not send texts or use my phone on the net. Android accessibility differs from company to company because google spreads android across so many manufactures, and does not require consistency where their access tools are concerned. The things members of the google accessibility list complain about. An IPhone is out, besides the lack of buttons, the speech makes me dizzy..physically ill. I decided to ask CNIB about the button factor, will see if they know of anything. Still, I believe the items that let you connect a standard land line phone to them with a slot for a sim are called wireless home phones? I resonate with ron, visiting a Carrier location is not working well. Will call the mobile clinic too. Thanks, Karen On Mon, 21 Jul 2025, D. Hugh Redelmeier via Talk wrote:
From: Karen Lewellen via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org>
Hoping for some local perhaps off the beaten path options.
We'd love to help you, and we're trying. But I don't have a great understanding of what makes a good phone for you. On top of asking us, I hope you are asking other people who need phones with similar capabilities.
My guess is that most Android phones are alike in support. iPhones are probably all alike too.
"Feature phones" seem to be dying out. Some won't work when 3G gets turned off (this year).
to be forthright? I am really running out of time to find a solution. There are options even outside of lg, the xp3 or xp3 plus for example. Challenge is finding them, given the touch screen focus. The symbol, chatter's only flip is off the table, no accessibility features.
My bias is to not get phones through carriers. Their goal is to get you to buy their service.
The tcl rogers item seems to have talking..but not at your ear. phone need not be a flip of course, just have buttons..like a blackberry. Which used to have fine speech as well. store ideas?
I'm no expert. I don't do this often. I took my Pixel 8 in for warranty service at Best Buy in Scarborrough Town Centre mall. They were nice enough to say that they didn't do on-the-spot phone service and suggested Mobile Klinic in the mall. Mobile Klinic did the fix, for free (not using the warranty). What I take from this: individuals in stores are very different in their knowledge. Try to find someone who can understand your needs. <https://mobileklinik.ca/stores/scarborough-town-centre/>
sadly, save for a firm model, this is not an on line sort of buy.
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