Matthew,
Is the screen reader pure software? If so that would difficult in UEFI as there
are no multimedia abstractions for sound devices. There are also size
constraints with the size of the ROM. If it is support for some kind of
hardware device that might be easier to implement. There are already serial
friendly text in and text out abstractions in UEFI, and it is easy to support
multiple console devices at the same time.
This is the open source site, and it has nothing to do with the UEFI standard
that is owned by Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Forum. The UEFI Forum
sponsors industry interoperability events so if there was a driver and device
to test these events would be the place to do it. The UEFI Forum would also be
the place to discuss accessibility APIs, or changes to the UEFI specification
to enhance accessibility. The UEFI forum website is http://www.uefi.org.
Thanks,
Andrew Fish
On Apr 11, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Matthew Bradley <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
> I am a blind computer user. I was told I could try and contact you all to see
> if something I was looking for was possible. I need to see if there is any
> way to get a screen reader to work inside the UEFI menus. I know it would
> probably mean writing a screen reader for the UEFI environment. I just want
> to see if this is even possible. I was a power user prior to losing my
> vision. I have found that I am able to get most things done now, even with
> the loss of my site. I have not, however, found any accessible UEFI firmware.
> I would like to see if there is any way for us to make this part of the
> computer accessible also. I know that screen readers are complex, but if I
> could get it to read it, even one letter at a time, it would allow me to make
> changes if needed. Any response you could give would be appreciated, even if
> it is just to say it is not possible.
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