MP3 for disabled person

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aishling

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Hi Everyone,
Just wondering if anyone knows if there is a MP3 player out there with BIGGER buttons and a easier menu than your average MP3 player? I had a quick search on google but no luck! Any advise would be much appreciated :)
 
Thanks esquier but she wants to do away with CDs as it will be used mainly for travelling and the CDs are easily scratched. Its really just the size of the buttons that would matter for her... anybodyelse know of anything suitable?
 
Hi aisling,

I used to work for apple and they were considering bringing
out an ipod for disabled people which was basically what you
just described (a music storage device with bigger buttons).
Unfortunately they decided to scrap the idea as there wasnt
a big enough market for it.

Up until i left two months ago from the marketing side of things
i know no company has made any that are "disabled friendly"
and unless thats changed since then im afraid you wont have
any luck finding one.
 
I think your about right only1, there really isn't anything on the market... i did find this site which has an mp3 player suitable for blind, low-vision, and learding disabled users
Unfortunately it wont be suitable for the girl who i'm looking for...
 
Hi Aisling,

Its very unfortunate that what your looking for is not
(although it should be) available ,as easy as you can pick
up any common music storage device on the market, but a
few suggestions put forward (especially the one regarding
the creative zen) i think you might find a little bit useful.
As ideal as they obviously are not they are probably your
best option until an actual mp3 player is marketed towards
disabled people. Good luck with this.
 
With the aging population they should be looking at this market sooner than later!
 
aishling said:
Thanks esquier but she wants to do away with CDs as it will be used mainly for travelling and the CDs are easily scratched. Its really just the size of the buttons that would matter for her... anybodyelse know of anything suitable?
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Just a thought, but you'd probably change the CD very seldom though as you can fit a lot of MP3's on a CD. Also as CDR's are so cheap < 50c they are essentially disposable, so you keep your CD's save at home and one use MP3 CD's out.

The iPod Shuffle and Zen Stone are simple players that have simple controls and are sutable IMO for a disabled person, or simple people that like simple tactile controls. The Zen Stone can jump folders/albums and tbh you rarely need a screen.



Another idea is that you might consider finding/using an MP3 player with a decent remote. If you then consider the iPod Radio Remote for the iPods and Nanos is basically an iPod Shuffle control pad, then that might be a route to consider.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/apple-ipod-radio-remote-adds-fm-to-ipods/

Maybe the buttons are still too small though...
 
Some sites suggest some of the products for kids can be useful too.

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I really like the fisher-price one, the only downfall I think would be the AAA batteries.... she has decided on the Creative Zen, thanks everyone for the info!
 
Try the Zen before you buy. Some of them have touch sensitive buttons, rather than real buttons and they have no tactile feedback if thats a requirement.
 
Ah - I missed that. Wonder what the max capacity is? Cheaper SD card players are often limited to 1GB.
 
ClubMan said:
Ah - I missed that. Wonder what the max capacity is? Cheaper SD card players are often limited to 1GB.
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I guess you can just swap the cards, like you do with HiMD's etc. If the Zen is a possiblity theres a lot of similar players around with large capacities. So perhaps the OP is not limited to that one.
 
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