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["David Grossoehme" <davegross1@xxxxxxx>]

Will:  One idea that comes to mind is a difference in tone.  Some people 
hear low tones better than high tones.  Other people it's the other way 
around.  After lessoning to people on a phone and entering their info into a 
computer I'll be the first to point this out.  Clearity would be the next 
point to look at.  As far as difference in letters such as M and N, or F and 
S we need away to hear the differences.  I hope this gives a few ideas to 
start with Will.
Your Friend
Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Pearson" <will-pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 2:18 PM
Subject: [ossrp-control] Re: What Will LongHorn Offer For A Reader


> Hi Penny,
>
> Glad to have your contribution.
>
> You raise several good points.  In respect to Braille, this is something 
> we
> definately want to include.  Braille is so important for many reasons, and
> where possible, it should be treated as importantly as speech.
>
> I understand your point about speech synthesisers.  A little known fact is
> that I have some problems with Eloquence, which only started a year or so
> ago.  When reading character by character, I find it fairly impossible to
> determine different constanants apart, such as M and N, F and S, etc.  As 
> my
> day job is dealing with the psychology of human sensation and perception 
> at
> a very low level, and it's application to computer interfaces, I have a 
> good
> idea what this problem indicates.  So, creating clearer speech is one 
> thing
> I'm keen to investigate, as I think it would benefit a lot of people.
>
> By the way, coming from a background in human computer interaction, or
> basically how people use computers and how this can be made easier, I'm
> interested in hearing not just the technical things, but also in how 
> people
> use computers in their lives, what problems they face in using them, etc.
> So, even though you're not from a technical background, don't fell as 
> though
> you can't make a contribution to what's happening.
>
> Will
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Penny Leclair" <penny.leclair@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 3:57 PM
> 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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