[ossrp-control] Re: So, where do you want the project to go?

Hello.  I have a suggestion about the screen reader you plan to develope 
for Longhorn.  That is, that it is also made to be compatible with Windows 
XP.  I make this suggestion because you say that you want to make access 
technology affordable to everyone.  One way to do this is to make it work 
with operating systems that people already have on their computer.  On the 
otherhand, if you only make it compatible with the latest Windows 
operating system, people will have to spend money to purchase that 
operating system in order to use your screen reader.  I've recently gotten 
a laptop computer with Windows XP and I don't think I could justify buying 
a new operating system in order to try out a particular screen reader. 
Out of curiosity, is there going to be some special feature in Windows 
Longhorn that makes it easier to develope screen readers for it?  I'm just 
wondering why you want to develope the screen reader just for Longhorn and 
not operating systems that people already have installed on their 
computers.
just my opinion.
Ryan


On Sat, 23 Apr 2005, Will Pearson wrote:

> 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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