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["Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi John,

How do you use a mac then?

Is there a port of BrailleTTY?

Take care,
Sina 

-----Original Message-----
From: ossrp-control-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ossrp-control-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 5:09 PM
To: ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ossrp-control] Re: What Will LongHorn Offer For A Reader

Penny,

I am deaf-blind and do not understand speech at all. From my perspective,
braille support should be a basic requirement of any screen reader. I am
also a programmer and use braille for coding. This is another reason why
braille support should be a basic requirement.

I have a mac and actually like it better than Windows, but Apple's VoiceOver
is a big disappointment, because it does not include braille support.

John


On Sun, 24 Apr 2005, Penny Leclair wrote:

> Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 10:57:19 -0400
> From: Penny Leclair <penny.leclair@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ossrp-control] Re: What Will LongHorn Offer For A Reader
>
> Hello everyone:
>
> When we talk about basics and requirements, I would like to indicate 
> that people, such as myself, who have a hearing impairment and are 
> blind, need a very clear speech and for me the few I can understand 
> are more expensive! So quality does matter. I wanted to provide this 
> comment now, as we are looking at what a basic requirement of a screen 
> reader might be. I also use a Braille display, more to confirm what might
be difficult for me to hear.
>
> As I am not a tech person, I remain a listener, and will be willing to 
> test or minor areas of assistance as the project moves forward.
> Penny
>
>
>
>

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Elba