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["Will Pearson" <will-pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rick,

Sounds like you're a good person to know for project management things
*smile*.

What I'm trying to do at the moment, is just to get a feel for what people
need from a screen reader in order to use it to the most effect within their
daily lives.  Once we've got some sort of idea on what people think would
benefit them, we'll then start to work out what goes into the first version,
which at the moment looks very promising.

Will
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Thomas" <rthomas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 7:45 PM
Subject: [ossrp-control] Re: So, where do you want the project to go?


> First, as an old timer who has worked on some fairly large systems I think
> defining the project with a minimal scope for goal setting is essential at
> this point.  Sure, we would all love an electronic set of eyes to get
around
> with, I'd prefer some dna fixer up though, but to get off the ground we
need
> a small target so we can focus resources toward guilding a working
> prototype.  It's gonna take at least a year to get anything built that is
> useful, robust and expandable for the other things we would want.  Let's
not
> try and build a single module or program that tries to do everything.
> Modular design will allow diferent projects to be worked on by diferent
> interest groups.  Defining all interest groups at this time will distract
> resources from getting anything done and might put the whole project in
> jeperdy.  The original target was a functional screen reader for Longhorn
to
> be completed in about a year if I remember and that is no mean task.
> Rick of Farmington Mich. USA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Will Pearson" <will-pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 2:26 PM
> Subject: [ossrp-control] So, where do you want the project to go?
>
>
> > Hi,
> > As the OSAT Project is a community project, it's vital that you, the
> > community, get involved in determining the direction the project goes
in.
> > So, we're throwing the floor open to discussion on what you would like
to
> > see happen in the world of access technology research and development.
> > The only thing that we ask, is that all suggestions are in-line with the
> > goals of the project: 1) To advance the state of the art in access
> > technology research and the abilities it provides it's users, and 2) to
> > provide those who cannot currently afford access technology with the
> > abilities that it brings to people.
> >
> > Some of the ideas that we've had so far are:
> > 1. A screen reader for Windows Longhorn, which I'll explain more about
in
> > a separate message.
> > 2. An OCR system for dealing with hand writing and other text.
> > 3. An auditory synthetic vision system.
> >
> > We'll likely not have the resources to work on everything everyone wants
> > at once, but make suggestions.  If you can, try to explain how they
would
> > fit in with the project's goals, and we'll take the discussion from
there.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Will
> >
> >
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