[laptop-accessibility] keyboard for the blind

[Peter Korn]

Hi Aaron,

> I have been informed that you are in the process of designing a keyboard for
> the blind for the XO.  Being totally blind my self, and having learned to
> touch-type at age six, I am curious about the project.  First, why is it
> believed that a specialized keyboard is needed?  Is there something unique
> about the current XO laptop which makes it difficult to touch type with?
> What adaptations are you considering?

You have reached an e-mail discussion list, where folks interested in 
accessibility for the OLPC/XO discuss these matters.

I am not aware of any work going on around a specific "keyboard for the 
blind for the XO".  However, if someone is working on that, it is a 
reasonable guess that they might be on this e-mail list.


 From where did you hear this?


Regards,

Peter Korn
Accessibility Architect,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.