Talking phone for Learning Disabled?

winnanan

My son has a learning disability, he is 20 and cannot read much at all. We've tried mobile phones and though he can make calls using a photo menu he cannot manage texts and will often lock or mess up his phone because he cannot read the prompts.
As he is away at a residential college and cannot always answer his mobile when I call him I wondered if there was any way he could make texts by speaking them and have a phone which would read our texts to him, tell him he has a text or a missed call etc. I am not very good on tech, so is there anyone out there who can suggest a good affordable phone with this option or some software we could use? We don't have much cash so cheap as poss please!

kingfisherblue

It's not cheap, but I have just got a Samsung, but I'm not sure what model. My nephew, who has severe dyslexia, has the same phone. It has the option to speak into it so you don't have to write a text, and I think it will read texts out to you as well.

I've found the model number. It is GT-I9070. Here's a link:

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/smartphones/android/GT-I9070HKABTU

I got a good deal with 3mobile, but I did get a discount as I have had a contract with them for a few years.

Hopefully someone else will reply with something suitable, but if not, you might want to post on the Techie board or the board that deals with phones, as there will be some knowledgable posters over there that might not see your post here.

winnanan

Thanks so much for the advice Kingfisherblue, will check out the samsung and post on the techie and phone boards!