Ok, that might work. I'll look at that the next time I'm doing a phone upgrade. Google was less than helpful.  I have gotten good luck with BRLTTY on other Linux systems, so it should be fairly sane for Android, thanks.

 I need to contact my carrier anyway, because they're blathering about upgrade offers, so I'll see what we come up with. What's a good current device that worked? I currently  have a Brailliant BI 40, if that helps.