Linux Accessibility Tools: Blind

Tue Nov 9 20:22:10 MST 2010

hello steve!
I thought darrel was the other blind one in here. teaches me to pay attention. <smile>

anyway, I am looking at days and times I can make it over there. if they need someone, let me know, I am available most days (except where doctors appointments and my tandem riding may occur).

-Eric

On Nov 9, 2010, at 8:03 PM, Steve Holmes wrote:

> I'm the guy Hans referred to, giving a presentation for the east side
> next February (I believe).  I also would be glad to help out wherever
> here.  I heard something about the foundation for blind children a
> ways back.  If they still need any linux help, I'd be glad to help out
> there too.  I do have some time around my personal studies <smile>.
> 
> On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 02:24:50PM -0700, Lisa Kachold wrote:
>> This email had been intitially sent on the end of 501c status discussion.
>> 
>> We did a great deal of work with The Foundation for Blind Children with the
>> Linux Security Team.
>> I believe they are in the midst of developing applications for the iPhone
>> and Android phones that completely pull the market out of all the old
>> commercial tools.
>> 
>> In Oregon, FreeGeek recycles donated corporate systems into donation
>> machines and has an extensive Accessibility Project, donating a great number
>> of machines throughout the city to non-profits, as well as individuals.  Not
>> only do they provide a complete desktop with customized Accessibility
>> distro, but they provide volunteer training?
>> 
>> I suggest that Eric (aka Technomage Hawke) call or visit that "friend of
>> PLUG" in North Phoenix to see some of these new tools and how their blind
>> children and adults use what is available.
>> 
>> *I believe a few of our Penguins are fairly expert regarding the full list
>> of Accessibility tools available?*
>> 
>> Perhaps Eric would like to volunteer to head up a role with PLUG, and
>> coordinate with Hans to have current information documented on a Page or
>> Story (for others needing at a glance Accessibility Linux info) referenced
>> on http://plug.phoenix.az.us.
>> 
>> Any such information you coordinate in good reference form would be
>> wonderful; either you can sign up on plug website and become adept at using
>> it, or forward your copy to one of us who can submit it to Drupal?  You
>> might also volunteer to have your name directly stated as a contact for
>> Accessibility Questions?
>> 
>> Please use this email as a start of technical discussion about accessibility
>> tools for Linux....
>> 
>> Accessibility as it relates to the PLUG, etc.
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Technomage Hawke <technomage.hawke at gmail.com>
>> Date: Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:13 AM
>> Subject: Re: NonProfit 501-C Status
>> To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
>> 
>> 
>> is that darrel shandrow you are talking about?m if so, I say "HI!"
>> 
>> anyway, I can give an overview on linux accessibility. which distributions
>> work well, and which don't (believe it or not, some don't offer themselves
>> to accessibility as well as others).
>> 
>> setting up orca via ssh on an already running system is pretty simple. doing
>> it in the blind from that running system is a bit more difficult (as in,
>> getting the packages, etc).
>> 
>> I haven't tried anything for kde yet, so I cannot yet stipulate that kde
>> will work with orca.
>> 
>> -Eric
>> 
>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 11:23 PM, der.hans wrote:
>> 
>>> Am 07. Nov, 2010 schwätzte Technomage Hawke so:
>>> 
>>> moin moin,
>>> 
>>> Well, we do have another blind person giving us a presentation on
>>> accessibility :).
>>> 
>>> That's east side, it would be great if you could do something similar on
>>> the west side.
>>> 
>>> A presentation on a full setup for a blind user would be great. You could
>>> also just start with a review of some software that's available and how
>>> well it works in your opinion. Most of us really can't properly evaluate
>>> that.
>>> 
>>> I'm interested in learning more. I rewrote this email due to that
>>> interest. Recently you had mentioned problems you have with bottom-posting
>>> and dealing with quoted text. Usually I intersperse my questions and
>>> rely upon the previous content for context. I rewrote this response as a
>>> top-post and tried to remove requirements of context coming from previous
>>> emails.
>>> 
>>> I won't promise to make this change all the time, but I will endeavor to
>>> better consider your imposed reading style here and elsewhere.
>>> 
>>> I will also continue trimming content that is no longer relevant :).
>>> 
>>> ciao,
>>> 
>>> der.hans
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