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<div><font color="#cc0000" size="6">i need safe and easy method of teaching computer education to blind children can anybody help me with short notes please</font><br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/22/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Rakesh Chand</b> <<a href="mailto:chand@connect.com.fj">chand@connect.com.fj</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hello Greg & colleagues,<br><br>It's indeed, very sad, that People With Disabilities have to wait...<br>
<br>Perhaps, it's high time, that their issues are dealt with straight away,<br>rather than, telling them to wait for the next generation...<br><br>The suggestion about some kind of peripheral (AKA external to the XO and<br>
plugged in to its USB port) device. May work, but what if it doesn't?<br><br>Wonder why the developers can't create some thing more universal! Food for<br>thought, for the high tech guys...<br><br>Have a great evening! Lets continue to expend the horizon for People With<br>
Disabilities.<br><br>Rakesh<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Greg Smith" <<a href="mailto:gregsmitholpc@gmail.com">gregsmitholpc@gmail.com</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:accessibility@lists.laptop.org">accessibility@lists.laptop.org</a>><br>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 9:10 AM<br>Subject: Re: [laptop-accessibility] Touchpad is not accessible friendly<br><br><br>> Hi All,<br>><br>> I'm afraid that the pressure sensitive feature is not available and not<br>
> planned right now.<br>><br>> In short, if it doesn't work for David it doesn't work well enough.<br>><br>> I don't think that we will have a chance to change the hardware in the<br>> near future for this. It may be something that can be supported better<br>
> in the next generation.<br>><br>> For the time being, I think you will need to use some kind of peripheral<br>> (AKA external to the XO and plugged in to its USB port) device.<br>><br>> We support a mouse, but if you find that your preferred peripheral does<br>
> not work, you may be able to get some engineering support to gets a<br>> driver installed. No promises but for sure you should follow up if you<br>> want to use something and you are not able to make it work.<br>
><br>> Thanks,<br>><br>> Greg S<br>><br>> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:48:28 -0800<br>> From: "Tim hobbs" <<a href="mailto:tim.thelion@gmail.com">tim.thelion@gmail.com</a>><br>> Subject: Re: [laptop-accessibility] Touchpad is not accessible<br>
> friendly<br>> To: "Discussion of accessibility on the OLPC"<br>> <<a href="mailto:accessibility@lists.laptop.org">accessibility@lists.laptop.org</a>><br>> Message-ID:<br>> <<a href="mailto:650efde80811192248o6f6ce12em2dcc66260d74ef33@mail.gmail.com">650efde80811192248o6f6ce12em2dcc66260d74ef33@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>><br>> You know, I'm surprised, there are two functionalities on this touch pad,<br>> the touch pad it'self, and a pressure sensative pad. You may be able to<br>
> use<br>> the pressure sensative pad, your hook acting as a stylus.<br>><br>> Timothy Hobbs<br>><br>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:32 PM, David K Parker <<a href="mailto:davparker@gmail.com">davparker@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>><br>> > > I have yet to find a touchpad that works with a prosthetic hook. I<br>> tested<br>> > > one of these laptops at a conference recently, it did NOT work with my<br>> > > prosthetic.<br>
> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Seth Woodworth<br>> <<a href="mailto:seth@isforinsects.com">seth@isforinsects.com</a>>wrote:<br>> > ><br>> >> >> I disagree.<br>
> >> >><br>> >> >> I believe that this is called a capacitance touchpad. I can't<br>> imagine<br>> >> >> that there isn't some item that a child could use instead of a<br>
> finger.<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> In fact, within arm reach: my metal watch band enables me to use my<br>> >> >> touchpad.<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> I don't think there is a as-cheap device that will allow pointing on<br>
> >> >> the XO as a capacitance touchpad.<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> --Seth<br>> >> >><br>> >> >><br>> >> >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Carlos mauro<br>
> <<a href="mailto:unimauro@gmail.com">unimauro@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> >>> >> > I agree.<br>> >>> >> ><br>> >>> >> > For versions of the XO 1.5 or 2.0 would be my suggestion to<br>
> place the<br>> >> >> cam<br>> >>> >> > and the microphone at the top of the screen of the laptop. Use<br>> >> >> eyetracking<br>> >>> >> > recognition technologies or the use of touchscreen or<br>
> something similary<br>> >> >> to<br>> >>> >> > gnome speech desktop<br>> >>> >> ><br>> >>> >> > 2008/11/19 David K Parker <<a href="mailto:davparker@gmail.com">davparker@gmail.com</a>><br>
> >>>> >> >><br>> >>>> >> >> In looking at the laptop specs I noticed the mouse input is<br>> a touchpad.<br>> >>>> >> >> This makes the laptop inaccessible for kids with artificial<br>
> hands. The<br>> >>>> >> >> touchpad technology is not good at all for people who wear<br>> prosthesis.<br>> >> >> This<br>> >>>> >> >> limitation can be addressed by providing a trackpoint type<br>
> alternative.<br>> >> >> It's<br>> >>>> >> >> really a shame that technology companies don't think about<br>> >>>> >> >> these<br>> >> >> unecessary<br>
> >>>> >> >> limitations for people with disabilities. I bet there are<br>> many kids<br>> >> >> missing<br>> >>>> >> >> limbs due to landmines that will be affected by this<br>
> technology hurdle.<br>> >> >> I<br>> >>>> >> >> know because I'm missing my hands due to an accident.<br>> Technology should<br>> >> >> be<br>> >>>> >> >> used to allow people to overcome disabilities, not adding<br>
> additional<br>> >>>> >> >> obstacles to oversome. Please pass this info on to the<br>> developers of<br>> >> >> the<br>> >>>> >> >> laptops.<br>
> >>>> >> >><br>> >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >>>> >> >> accessibility mailing list<br>> >>>> >> >> <a href="mailto:accessibility@lists.laptop.org">accessibility@lists.laptop.org</a><br>
> >>>> >> >> <a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility</a><br>> >>>> >> >><br>> >>> >> ><br>
> >>> >> ><br>> >>> >> ><br>> >>> >> > --<br>> >>> >> > <a href="http://unimauro.blogspot.com/">http://unimauro.blogspot.com/</a><br>> >>> >> > Creemos en el amor de los Seres Humanos<br>
> >>> >> > Carlos Mauro C?rdenas Fern?ndez<br>> >>> >> > 4582877 980525716<br>> >>> >> ><br>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________<br>
> >>> >> > accessibility mailing list<br>> >>> >> > <a href="mailto:accessibility@lists.laptop.org">accessibility@lists.laptop.org</a><br>> >>> >> > <a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility</a><br>
> >>> >> ><br>> >>> >> ><br>> >> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >> >> accessibility mailing list<br>> >> >> <a href="mailto:accessibility@lists.laptop.org">accessibility@lists.laptop.org</a><br>
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