The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #173430   Message #4205657
Posted By: leeneia
18-Jul-24 - 12:05 PM
Thread Name: BS: mobile phones for the elderly, disabled
Subject: RE: BS: mobile phones for the elderly, h'capped
I've been checking back. I'm surprised that nobody has ever used a special phone or (what I thought more likely) knows somebody who uses one.

Dave, I know what you mean about a computer. I'm working on it. It's a long and frustrating saga. (I'm 600 miles away.)

I didn't realize how truly stupid computer producers are until I saw the world of tech through my brother's eyes. For example, on my own computer the symbols that mean:

connect to wifi
control volume
eject device

are 4 mm across and are in light gray against a dark gray background. He can't even tell they are there. I've looked for a way to make them bigger, can't find one. He bought a thing called an Opti-visor that helped him see, but then it disappeared. I know because the DH and I searched his small place on a visit.

Meanwhile, does anybody else use a special phone?