RE: Seeking possible tasks for Dueling Operating Systems at CSUN

  • From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 07:10:06 -0500 (EST)

Thanks, Ken.  I like the idea.  I need to investigate making a scanner
available.

Jamal
On
Wed, 5 Mar 2008, Ken Perry wrote:

> Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:03:23 -0800
> From: Ken Perry <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Seeking possible tasks for Dueling Operating Systems at CSUN
>
>
>
> Scan 10 pages of varying material and send it as an email
>
>
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:37 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Seeking possible tasks for Dueling Operating Systems at CSUN
>
> I am moderating an event called Dueling Operating Systems at the CSUN
> conference next week.  Three users of an operating system and screen reader
> combination will compete for a couple hours:  Windows with JAWS, the Mac
> with VoiceOver, and Gnome/Unix with Orca.
>
> We agreed to develop a long list of possible tasks that would each take from
> about 3 to 5 minutes using software that comes with the operating system,
> except for JAWS and Microsoft Office.  Either I or others I enlist would
> pick a selection of tasks from the list at the actual event.
>  Each task should be described in a general enough way so that someone can
> choose the application and screen reader techniques that achieve the same
> result.
>
> If anyone has suggestions about possible tasks to include on the list, I
> welcome such input.
>
> Jamal
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