[ossrp-control] Re: problems with retrofitting

Hi Bryan,

Agreed that Braille support should be kept in mind as the screen reader is
developed from the very beginning, even if it takes awhile to make it
available in a later release.  As far as languages go, I think we ought to
support Unicode, obviously, but I'm satisfied if we start out with just
English.  I'm all about gaining access to information.  There's no amount of
learning that will allow a totally blind person to physically read the text
and graphics on the screen, but a person can learn another language if they
really want to do so...

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Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 12:48 PM
Subject: [ossrp-control] problems with retrofitting


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> Obviously no first version of any program is going to have everything that
> everyone wants.  Still we must be careful not to overlook the problems of
> retrofitting this screen reader for things like braille support.  As was
> pointed out there are significant differences in interface design between
> braille and speech output.  Most screen readers that had only speech to
> start with took a long time to develop the high quality integrated speech
> and braille output that users enjoy today.  It took JAWS until version 6
to
> properly handle its flash messages produced by its own internal software.
> While we do have to husband our resources, we really don't have thetime to
> wait several versions to get it right.  The braille drivers can come later
> but the initial product should really contain all the essentials for their
> inclusion.  If the module for braille is produced later than the interface
> may not include the ability to run the screen reader entirely with
braille.
> This is an absolute requirement for any deaf/blind person and only makes
> sense when you consider the fact that since anyone acquiring a braill
> display may well have used up their meager resources and it would be a
real
> shame if they still needed speech after that expense.  You have to have a
> few more languages than just English.  This project is going on the
> internet and some effort should be made even initially to accomodate a few
> other languages.
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