hello steve! I thought darrel was the other blind one in here. teaches me to pay attention. 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 . > > 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 >> Date: Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 1:13 AM >> Subject: Re: NonProfit 501-C Status >> To: Main PLUG discussion list >> >> >> 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 >>> -- >>> # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ >>> # "If I want my children to work hard, I better be the hardest working >>> # person they've ever met. 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