[macvoiceover] Re: Announcing BrailleBlaster
- From: Nicole Hutchins <nkhutch86@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:35:48 -0400
Awesome to know. Thanks, again John. :)
Nicole
On Jul 8, 2010, at 9:33 AM, John J. Boyer wrote:
> Braille embossers will work on the Mac. It's just a little hard to get
> things set up. If you send most embossers a brf file they will produce
> braille witout a particular driver.
>
> BrailleBlaster will suppoort all common embossers and some uncommon
> onnes.
>
> John
>
> On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 09:15:02AM -0400, Nicole Hutchins wrote:
>> Wow, how exciting!!!!
>> Is there currently a braille embosser for the mac?
>> Thank you for sharing this message. I can't wait for this product!!!
>> Nicole
>> On Jul 8, 2010, at 3:32 AM, John J. Boyer wrote:
>>
>>> This will solve the problem of brailling on the Mac. This is an
>>> announcement of an exciting new software development project that will
>>> greatly increase the availability and usability of Braille. Since this
>>> is an open source project, you are invited to participate. We need
>>> transcribers and technical writers as well as programmers.
>>>
>>> BrailleBlaster will be excellent for translating and formatting braille
>>> and inserting tactile graphics and hence release a blast of braille.
>>>
>>> It will be very user-friendly for non-technical users but also powerful
>>> enough for experts.
>>>
>>> Naive users will be able easily to compose simple documents and then
>>> translate and emboss them in braille or read them on a braille display.
>>>
>>> Advanced users will be able to divide books into multiple braille
>>> volumes, with title pages, tables of contents, and end-notes for each
>>> volume.
>>>
>>> The BrailleBlaster project should be completed within less than two
>>> years.
>>>
>>> BrailleBlaster will be fully usable in speech or braille by people who
>>> are blind.
>>>
>>> It will be designed for Windows, MacIntosh, and Linux operating systems
>>> and common screenreaders
>>>
>>> It will have visual display controls that make it maximally accessible
>>> for users with low vision and other visual disabilities.
>>>
>>> It will be localized into most major languages.
>>>
>>> BrailleBlaster will be developed under the Apache 2.0 license, which
>>> permits broad use, including use in commercial software.
>>>
>>> BrailleBlaster's sponsors are ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. and
>>> Abilitiessoft, Inc. They will hold the license copyright.
>>>
>>> --
>>> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
>>> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
>>> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
>>> Madison, Wisconsin USA
>>> Developing software for people with disabilities
>>>
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> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> Madison, Wisconsin USA
> Developing software for people with disabilities
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