Beautiful story about the iPhone from a blind user's perspective

Last Wednesday, my life changed forever. I got an iPhone. I consider it the greatest thing to happen to the blind for a very long time, possibly ever. It offers unparalleled access to properly made applications, and changed my life in twenty-four hours. The iPhone only has one thing holding it back: iTunes. Nevertheless, I have fallen in love.

via behindthecurtain.us

Blind users are often forgotten, usability for them is an even harder challenge for device manufacturers.

Follow up story:
http://behindthecurtain.us/2010/09/11/rejoining-the-apple-family/

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