[ossrp-control] Re: I Think It's A Great List

Hi Will,

Hmm, couldn't we just use NFB Trans for the translation capabilities?  Isn't
that open source?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Pearson" <will-pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:13 AM
Subject: [ossrp-control] Re: I Think It's A Great List


> Hi Jamal,
>
> Writing a Braille device driver isn't too much of a problem.  I know
someone
> who's been working on a home-brewed Braille translation module, so we may
be
> able to use that.  So, Braille shouldn't be a difficult or time consuming
> feature to implement.
>
> I think Braille is an important feature of a screen reader, as not
everyone
> is capable of using speech, and in some situations speech is an
undesirable
> output modality.  There's also the on-going debate over the improved
> literacy of Braille users over those of speech users, mainly in the area
of
> spelling as speech users tend to spell phonetically.
>
> So, to make it available to the widest group of users, and to provide the
> best quality that is possible, Braille really needs to be there.  Failiure
> to provide Braille would exclude those who cannot use speech, and that's a
> route I really don't want to go down.
>
> Will
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jamal Mazrui" <Jamal.Mazrui@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 2:57 PM
> Subject: [ossrp-control] Re: I Think It's A Great List
>
>
> That is a good point about the braille support.  If someone can afford
> or have given to them an expensive braille display, then it is unlikely
> that they cannot also obtain a commercial screen reader.  I do think
> that braille offers unique accessibility features, so I do not mean to
> discout braille access generally.
>
> If braille were to be added in a version later than the initial version
> of the screen reader, then it still probably makes sense to ensure that
> the design accounts for whatever is needed for braille support, even if
> the details are not initially filled in.
>
> Jamal
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ossrp-control-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ossrp-control-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tony Broome
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 11:13 PM
> To: ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ossrp-control] I Think It's A Great List
>
>
> It seems that almost everyone has added to the list of Will's suggested
> inclusions in the first version.  Some of them seem quite techy and
> advanced for this particular phase, in my humble opinion.
> I think it's a great starter list, far beyond what version 1 of any
> other access product has attempted to offer.
> While we certainly want the reader to do all it can and to cover as
> much ground as possible, according to the project name, it is or will
> still be considered a Screen Reader.  Now, whether that means just
> reading the screen as has been the case in the conventional sense, is
> open for everyone's interpretation.
> A good common sense approach, in my judgment, would be a Screen Reader
> with this definition:
> A reader which reads and gives adequate speech output, necessary for
> one to be able to use the computer effectively.
> Braille support is great if you can afford the high cost braille
> displays.  That's just a fact of life, isn't it?  Hopefully,
> refreshables will come down some day.
> To push for this over speech when speech is so much more affordable and
> certainly in compliance with the outset and design of the project, is
> to hide one's head in the sand.
>
> Smile,
>
> Tony
>
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