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|    Brian Rogers to Richard Falken    |
|    Re: Apps for the blind    |
|    25 Nov 21 21:09:00    |
      TZUTC: -0400       MSGID: 233.fidonet_linux@1:142/103 260578f9       REPLY: 1549.fido_linux@1:123/115 26051621       PID: Synchronet 3.18a-Linux Aug 23 2020 GCC 6.3.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.11-Linux r3.177 Aug 23 2020 GCC 6.3.0       CHRS: CP437 2       Hello Richard;              -=> Richard Falken wrote to Brian Rogers <=-               RF> I don't know if it counts as "good" since I don't use it, but Linux has        RF> Orca. "Orca is a free, open source, flexible, and extensible screen        RF> reader that provides access to the graphical desktop via speech and        RF> refreshable braille [...] Orca works with applications and toolkits        RF> that support the Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface        RF> (AT-SPI), which is the primary assistive technology infrastructure for        RF> Linux and Solaris."               RF> The Knoppix distribution has integrated support for blind users, since        RF> Knopper¨ wife is sight imparied herself. Maybe you can give it a try.              Thanks for the input, I'll pass the information along. I have a small handful       of friends who are blind and they lean on me to help them. I haven't figured       out why since I really don't know a thing about their applications but I seem       to do good by them.              ... If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her nose?       --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52        * Origin: SBBS - Carnage! Hartford, Ct (1:142/103)       SEEN-BY: 1/19 123 14/0 16/0 90/1 103/705 105/81 114/709 120/340 123/130       SEEN-BY: 123/131 124/5016 129/305 142/0 103 153/250 757 154/10 201/0       SEEN-BY: 203/0 124 412 218/840 220/70 221/0 1 226/17 30 227/114 229/424       SEEN-BY: 229/426 428 452 550 616 664 700 230/0 240/5832 249/206 317       SEEN-BY: 249/400 261/38 267/800 280/464 5003 5006 282/1038 292/854       SEEN-BY: 292/8125 301/1 310/31 317/3 320/119 219 319 322/0 757 340/1000       SEEN-BY: 342/200 396/45 423/120 633/267 280 281 384 410 412 416 509       SEEN-BY: 640/1384 712/848 770/1 100 330 340 772/210 220 230 2452/250       SEEN-BY: 5020/545       PATH: 142/103 320/219 203/0 280/464 770/1 633/280 229/426           |
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