[laptop-accessibility] A possible solution?

Tue Oct 16 02:19:54 EDT 2007

Just forwarding another msg hope it'll give u some more clues...

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Gettys" <jg at laptop.org>
To: "Aaron Cannon" <cannona at fireantproductions.com>
Cc: "Discussion of accessibility on the OLPC" 
<accessibility at lists.laptop.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 2:03 AM
Subject: Re: [laptop-accessibility] A possible solution?

> On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 16:42 -0500, Aaron Cannon wrote:
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>> Hi Jim.
>>
>> I have no doubt that accessibility is important to the OLPC folks, and I
>> completely understand that you are all busy.  My intent wasn't to 
>> criticize.
>> I just wanted to make the point that it wasn't getting worked on.
>>
>> Now that I know that folks are at least open to the idea, I will do a 
>> little
>> research and get back to you with a more concrete proposal.
>
> Thanks.  And I was also constrained as to hiring/contracting, but am no
> longer as constrained now that production is imminent:  see
> http://www.laptop.org/en/jobs.shtml for current openings.  Given the
> right proposal, I can probably swing either OLPC helping fund work, or
> work with governments to do so (or both, which is probably the ideal I'd
> like to see).  What I have to focus on at the moment is filling the
> above urgent openings and do not have time to do the legwork myself
> right now.  We will certainly will be engaging with launch countries and
> raise the topics of localization, accessibility, as well as
> connectivity.
>
> We've had enough to worry about with a novel dual mode, very high
> resolution displays that makes most existing themes useless, and
> building a GUI for young children (who, for example, need larger type
> than older children; not to mention avoiding text based traps in the
> UI).  That, for example, forced going with pre-release versions of Gecko
> that support scaling.
>
> Conventional desktops don't work for pre-literate children, whether they
> have disabilities or not.  So that's where we had to focus initially.
>                      Thanks for your interest and help,
>                                - Jim
>
>
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>> - --
>> Skype: cannona
>> MSN/Windows Messenger: cannona at hotmail.com (don't send email to the 
>> hotmail
>> address.)
>> - ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Gettys" <jg at laptop.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessibility on the OLPC"
>> <accessibility at lists.laptop.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 12:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [laptop-accessibility] A possible solution?
>>
>>
>> > Don't take the lack of activity from OLPC's end as lack of interest...
>> > About all we've had time to do is raise the topic of speech synthesis
>> > technology for many languages when talking to people with such
>> > technology.
>> >
>> > It's just it is *hard* to bring a laptop to production....
>> >
>> > A concrete proposal with legwork done of what to do, how, and by whom
>> > would be very interesting...
>> >                              - Jim
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 10:19 -0500, Aaron Cannon wrote:
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>> >> Hi all.
>> >>
>> >> I am a bit concerned by the seeming lack of progress being made in
>> >> regards
>> >> to getting a working screen reader for the XO.  Please don't get me
>> >> wrong.
>> >> I realize that there are a thousand and one projects that also need to
>> >> get
>> >> done, and that the stalling of this project is simply because folks 
>> >> are
>> >> too
>> >> busy.  That is why I believe that an alternative approach might be in
>> >> order.
>> >>
>> >> There may be several reasons why this is infeasible, and I would
>> >> appreciate
>> >> hearing people's thoughts.
>> >>
>> >> I would like us to seek a grant for the purpose of hiring a developer 
>> >> or
>> >> three to work on the coding of a screen reader, and possibly a
>> >> magnification
>> >> program.  I believe that by doing so, we could get this project off 
>> >> the
>> >> ground a lot faster.  Also, we just might end up with a better product
>> >> over
>> >> all; not because people who aren't getting paid do shoddier work (I
>> >> certainly don't believe that), but because it might cause this project 
>> >> to
>> >> get a little more attention than it otherwise might.
>> >>
>> >> Of course, the persons hired would have to be vetted by the OLPC 
>> >> group,
>> >> and
>> >> they would have no greater status than any other contributor.  They 
>> >> would
>> >> simply be getting paid to work on particular things.
>> >>
>> >> Any thoughts?
>> >> Aaron
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> - --
>> >> Skype: cannona
>> >> MSN/Windows Messenger: cannona at hotmail.com (don't send email to the
>> >> hotmail
>> >> address.)
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>> > Jim Gettys
>> > One Laptop Per Child
>> >
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> Jim Gettys
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