iPhone good for the leagally blind?

Hi Scott, my friend is also legally blind and he's been able to use ipod nanos and the one that talks to you but this is only because of their button interfaces. The iphone unfortunately has very few buttons so even though it does have text-to-speech capabilities, the lack of buttons would make it nearly impossible to self-operate. If it helps, I would reccomend you use a Windows PC with the Jaws Typing Program which has allowed my friend to maintain his social network pages and check his email. So I would say the iphone's not worth it. Also I don't know much about the verizon iphone so I couldn't really give my input on that.

Apple has always been good about accessibility features. I'm visually impaired, and find the iPhone to be intuitive, accessible, and easy to handle. Apple includes features that are BETTER than the stuff you would have to pay a separate license for on other devices, such as Windows phones. I strongly recommend an iPhone if you have any vision issues.

I am legally blind and am typing this on an iPod touch (4th gen, has the same accessibility features as the iPhone). I can see well enough to use it without accessibility features, but I've used them. If you can't see the screen much at all, there's VoiceOver. You basically move your finger over the screen to select and read on screen items. Then you double tap to activate the item. It also has a zoom function. Once zooming is turned on, do a three finger double tap anywhere and the screen will zoom in. Then do the same motion except drag your fingers up and down to adjust the zoom level (do a double tap but don't lift your fingers the second tap, just drag up/down). To move around the screen drag three fingers (which is a little tedious with such a small screen). It can also invert the colors to make the screen look a little easier to read.  If you have any more questions, just ask.

Edit: Also, iOS is pretty easy to use even without accessibility features. The icons throughout the OS are pretty big and don't really require the user to be spot on where they tap to activate the button. This is especially true with the keyboard. It predicts what you were trying to type and can usually fix most typos. 

if you just need a phone but don't need all the special features that are contained in a smart phone, then I would recommend a phone that I use, which is called a jitterbug. this phone has large buttons and easy to navigate software such as voicemail phone book etc. it also features voice dialing, as well as responsive operators will not only dial numbers for you, they will also send text messages for you. It is an excellent basic cell phone. As a handicapped person, I highly recommend this phone.