Re: [PLUG] Configuring Linux for Visually Impaired

2015-06-23 Thread King Beowulf
On Tuesday, June 23, 2015, Rich Shepard wrote: >Has anyone experience setting up a linux system for use by visually > impaired users? I may be replacing windoze on a laptop with linux to allow > use via voice commands. > > most of the really good windows accessibility software can get expensi

Re: [PLUG] Configuring Linux for Visually Impaired

2015-06-23 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 23 Jun 2015, Bill Barry wrote: > Depending on what the application is, the best solution for Linux and > voice output is Emacspeak. But if the person has previous experience with > Windows the best solution might be to stay with Windows and use Jaws for > Windows. Jaws is heavily developed

Re: [PLUG] Configuring Linux for Visually Impaired

2015-06-23 Thread Bill Barry
On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: >Has anyone experience setting up a linux system for use by visually > impaired users? I may be replacing windoze on a laptop with linux to allow > use via voice commands. > > Rich > Usually the visually impaired have no trouble with inpu

[PLUG] Configuring Linux for Visually Impaired

2015-06-23 Thread Rich Shepard
Has anyone experience setting up a linux system for use by visually impaired users? I may be replacing windoze on a laptop with linux to allow use via voice commands. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman

Re: [PLUG] OSCON Booth Duty

2015-06-23 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 07:18:40 -0700 Michael Dexter dijo: >Once again, PLUG will have a booth at OSCON and it a few volunteers >are invited to station it and tell people about PLUG and the local >open source scene. Please drop me a line if you can help out. As in previous years I will be happy to

Re: [PLUG] OSCON Booth Duty

2015-06-23 Thread neil
i did not attend any meetings yet, but i can volunteer! i work with linux. neil e-mail address n...@aliens.la On 2015-06-23 07:18, Michael Dexter wrote: > Hello all, > > Once again, PLUG will have a booth at OSCON and it a few volunteers are > invited to station it and tell people about PLUG

[PLUG] OSCON Booth Duty

2015-06-23 Thread Michael Dexter
Hello all, Once again, PLUG will have a booth at OSCON and it a few volunteers are invited to station it and tell people about PLUG and the local open source scene. Please drop me a line if you can help out. All the best, Michael Dexter PLUG Volunteer _

[PLUG] 2nd Annual Book Review/OSCON Pass Contest!

2015-06-23 Thread Michael Dexter
Dear active PLUG members, The kind folks at O'Reilly Media were impressed with PLUG's collective response to last year's write-a-book-review-for-a-chance-to-win-a-pass contest and offered to run it again this year! The contest: Write a public book review of any O'Reilly title for a chance to