[laptop-accessibility] A possible solution?

[Aaron Cannon]

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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.

Aaron

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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
>>
>>
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