<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><font size="2">Before this list goes away, I think it would be worthwhile to visit the accessibility of the recently-released XO Tablet. It's running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and has a lot of XO-specific software installed.<br>
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What accessibility features in Android would allow disabled users to make the best use of this tablet? <br>
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I have, in particular, an interest in text-to-speech capabilities in Android. I know someone whose speech has been severely impaired by Parkinson's Disease, and if Android offers an affordable communication solution, I would recommend her purchase of this tablet in a heartbeat. I know that the iPad offers such apps, and that there are ruggedized/bump cases for it; however, we are talking about someone who is on a fixed income; if Android can offer the same capabilities for less money, I'd be willing to suggest the XO Tablet to her instead.<br>
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From: Peter Korn <peter.korn@oracle.com><br>
To: accessibility <accessibility@lists.laptop.org><br>
Sent: Tue, Aug 20, 2013 5:23 pm<br>
Subject: [laptop-accessibility] Considering closing down the mailing list accessibility@lists.laptop.org<br>
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Greetings list members,<br>
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Our mailing list for discussing all things related to the
accessibility of the One Laptop Per Child project has had no
substantive traffic for nearly a year. Beyond a little <a target="_blank" href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/accessibility/2013-January/thread.html">"just
a test" flurry in January</a>, the list has been silent since a
3-message thread on <a target="_blank" href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/accessibility/2012-September/thread.html">September
27, 2012 about the OpenDyslexic font</a>, which took place 11
months ago (and as is clear from the <a target="_blank" href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/accessibility/">list
archives</a>, activity has been tapering off since 2007). <br>
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Meanwhile every day brings tens of SPAM messages that collect in the
list filter, waiting for me to periodically wade through them and
clear them out.<br>
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Therefore I propose that we close this mailing list down.
Alternatively, if someone else would like to take over maintenance
(and SPAM filter clearing), I would be happy to pass the baton.<br>
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Regards,<br>
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Peter<br>
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