This is great news! I'll follow up on Orca...yes, the Acid Test is to do it blindfold.
Thanks, I'll let you know how it all worked out in a month or so. Brian On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 3:09 PM, marbux <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 11:40 AM, BB <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the tip...I'm looking to get something off the shelf...as much > as > > possible. > > > > These Blind folk use this software/hardware combo called JAWS. I don't > want > > to mess with it (it runs under windows,) so I have a separate Ubuntu box > and > > a KVM switch setup that I can give her. Her big problem is Dial up. I'm > > purchasing a short term account through all2easy.com for $5, per month, > to > > test out the modem under Ubuntu. I got a US Robotics USB Modem that I > > figured I'd test out and set up for local faxing...though I wonder if I'd > > ever use it. > > There's a counterpart to JAWS for the Gnome desktop called Orca. > <http://live.gnome.org/Orca>. Sun and IBM have put a fair amount of > resources into it, although it is fairly new. Orca is installed by > default in recent Ubuntu and Fedora builds. For other distros, check > the package installer's installed apps list. Don't remember details, > but it builds on Microsoft assistive software. > > The supporting applications page might be of interest for your > project, <http://live.gnome.org/Orca/AccessibleApps>, particularly > Jokosher and Sound Converter. > > A simple testing tip for development work on blind-assistive software: > Try turning off your monitor when you're ready to test, then "see" if > you can make your magic work without any visual cues. You'll quickly > learn whether a blind person can perform the necessary steps. > > Best regards, > > Paul > > -- > Universal Interoperability Council > <http:www.universal-interop-council.org> > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug >
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