Re: [ubuntu-in] Query re. FOSS for Visually challenged
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:19 PM, satyaakam goswami wrote: > > also you should get in touch with KK , you can read more about him from here > http://blog.gnunify.in/tag/krishnakant-mane/ and > http://www.i4donline.net/articles/current-article.asp?articleid=1811&typ=Features > . > There is another KK klaus knopper and his distro knoppix's origins are in making linux more accessible for the visuallly challenged., check it out, ** also see this recent article http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/6127/1/ and the following links The Speakup Project (http://www.linux-speakup.org/) Blind + Linux = BLINUX (http://www.counterpunch.org/~blinux/) Vinux - Linux for the Visually Impaired! (http://vinux.org.uk/) ** have forwarded your mail to a few folks who i know are / were interested and active on similar agenda's hopefully they could help you out. ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Query re. FOSS for Visually challenged
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:22 PM, ধ্রুবজ্যোতি Dhrubajyoti Sarkar < dhruba.sar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All, > > Recently we have received a UGC grant to develop a local cell to increase > access to higher education for persons with special needs (GOI initiated > HEPSN). A substantial part of the grant (approx. 2 lakhs) consists of > purchase of hardware and softwares for visually-challenged people. > > We have approached some of the market leaders of the IT segment and even > niche software developers for visually-challenged, like Freedom Scientific. > Shockingly their hardware-software bundles cost way more than usual IT > set-ups. For them the term 'special' in this case, is same as they might > have applied in case of architects, designers or other professionals. > > Under the circumstances, our only hope lies in Ubuntu or other FOSS > solutions. A small minority in our college always wanted a gradual shift to > Ubuntu or other Linux soluions; we have about 5 systems running on Ubuntu. > So, those of you who are reading this email, either forward us to Ubuntu/ > FOSS solutions for visually-challenged or to people who might be developing > such solutions. > > Best would be if there is among you anyone who develops such solutions for > visually-challenged. Please let us know the ways to communicate to you so > that we can consult you regarding hardware and software implementations > under the scheme. We have paltry honororiam available under the grant-heads > to nod to your gesture. > > Thanks to you all for enduring through a rather longish email. > also you should get in touch with KK , you can read more about him from here http://blog.gnunify.in/tag/krishnakant-mane/ and http://www.i4donline.net/articles/current-article.asp?articleid=1811&typ=Features. -Satya fossevents.in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Query re. FOSS for Visually challenged
Hi, It is nice of you to ask here for help and it will be a pleasure to provide you with any assistance within our realms. Ubuntu Accessibility Team [0] might be able to help you in this. I have already forwarded your mail to them (and copied to you for reference). Feel free to communicate further in this regard. [0] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accessibility/Team On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 07:22:23PM +0530, ধ্রুবজ্যোতি Dhrubajyoti Sarkar wrote: > Dear All, > > Recently we have received a UGC grant to develop a local cell to increase > access to higher education for persons with special needs (GOI initiated > HEPSN). A substantial part of the grant (approx. 2 lakhs) consists of > purchase of hardware and softwares for visually-challenged people. > > We have approached some of the market leaders of the IT segment and even > niche software developers for visually-challenged, like Freedom Scientific. > Shockingly their hardware-software bundles cost way more than usual IT > set-ups. For them the term 'special' in this case, is same as they might > have applied in case of architects, designers or other professionals. > > Under the circumstances, our only hope lies in Ubuntu or other FOSS > solutions. A small minority in our college always wanted a gradual shift to > Ubuntu or other Linux soluions; we have about 5 systems running on Ubuntu. > So, those of you who are reading this email, either forward us to Ubuntu/ > FOSS solutions for visually-challenged or to people who might be developing > such solutions. > > Best would be if there is among you anyone who develops such solutions for > visually-challenged. Please let us know the ways to communicate to you so > that we can consult you regarding hardware and software implementations > under the scheme. We have paltry honororiam available under the grant-heads > to nod to your gesture. > > Thanks to you all for enduring through a rather longish email. > > > ধ্রুবজ্যোতি সরকার > (Dhrubajyoti Sarkar) > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- Regards, Nitesh Mistry | www.mistrynitesh.com PGP key id: A6FEF696 | 'geekosopher' on freenode irc pgpKPsBfAY7oq.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
