Yes. I agree. Make something that uses a mainstream operating system, but has a braille keyboard, display and speech.
----- Original Message ----- From: RAJMUND <brajmund2000@xxxxxxxxxTo: braillenote@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,lucysirianni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,peter.19.gre
co@xxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 23:11:53 +0100Subject: [BNU] Re: Bookshare inaccessibility, how much is due to Windows CE 6?
Hello,If a company cares, it could be done. First of all, they should of perhaps moved on to android by now. And that would mean we could upgrade our browsers. That's all they would need, at this point. Well, to start off with. When something is mainstream, but still the classicle braille keyboard, that's what we still need, I feel.
----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Greco <peter.19.greco@xxxxxxxxxxxTo: brajmund2000@xxxxxxxxx,braillenote@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,lucysirianni@ear
thlink.net Date: Friday, 24 October 2014 11:00 pmSubject: Bookshare inaccessibility, how much is due to Windows CE 6?
Is this due to the Apex using CE 6? It seems that every time a website is updated it becomes less accessible with the Apex. I did try asking Patrick Wallace about this, and reading betweenthe lines, if you can do that with a verbal conversation, I think
that the Apex and perhaps other notetakers are going to berefreshable braille displays for mainstream devices. I have said
for some time that these units are going to be "museum bound". Perhaps we're all "lusers" rather than "users"! You can hear Patrick's interview, go to www.rphadelaide.org.au/links/VE.mp3 Technology is moving just way too fast for these devices, that's an observation not a criticism! The I-phone 4 s which was out barely 3 years ago is now regarded as ancient! How can the Apex which is 5 years old compete? Again, an observation not a criticism! Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: RAJMUND <brajmund2000@xxxxxxxxx To: braillenote@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,lucysirianni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 22:33:52 +0100 Subject: [BNU] Re: [blindkid] Important Info for Bookshare Users with Braille Notes! Hello,Sorry to say this, but HIMS has a bookshare app for like 2 years,
so even though their app is not working right now, it will not effect them. Humanware should of done one for ages. oh well,what can we do? Its just going to be like 9.1. They'll release a thing, that you install, and will be able to use bookshare again.
----- Original Message ----- From: Lucy Sirianni <lucysirianni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: braillenote@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Friday, 24 October 2014 10:28 pmSubject: [BNU] [blindkid] Important Info for Bookshare Users with
Braille Notes! Hi all, I just received this rather upsetting information from another listserv and thought it might be of use to others on this list.I hope that those of us who rely on Bookshare's services and who
prefer or need to use the site with a BrailleNote can make both Bookshare and HumanWare aware of how extremely problematic this incompatibility is. Lucy ---- Original Message ------ From: Allison Hilliker via blindkid <blindkid@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: [blindkid] Important Info for Bookshare Users with Braille Notes! Date sent: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 20:56:20 +0000 Hello Everyone,The updated Bookshare website is set to launch next week. While
there are many improvements that will help our members, we are aware of potential bugs with select partner technologies.The BrailleNote will not be able to download books directly from
Bookshare. We recommend that you download books from Bookshare prior to our planned website downtime on Monday, October 27 at 5PM Pacific Time. Afterwards, you can continue to read Bookshare books by downloading from a separate device like a computer and transfer them to your BrailleNote.HumanWare has been notified about this issue, and we are working
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