[KLUG Members] Voice software for visually impaired - question

[Greg Mason]

Not to downplay great and wonderful Linux, but have you played with Mac 
OS X? Apple's MacInTalk (included with the OS) has significant 
accessibility features. classic iMacs are quite inexpensive these 
days...

-Greg Mason


> From: Dennis <dennis1111@attbi.com>
> Date: Mon Jan 6, 2003  12:06:29 AM America/Detroit
> To: klug <members@kalamazoolinux.org>
> Subject: [KLUG Members] Voice software for visually impaired - question
> Reply-To: members@kalamazoolinux.org
>
>
> One of my cousins has extremely limited vision. She is 14 and is
> completely unable to read text on a monitor. Regardless how large the
> text is made she still cannot read it. She has access to some kind of
> voice software at school but she and her dad did not recall the name of
> the software when I was talking to them today. From what I understand,
> this software will "read" the screen for her and give audio feedback in
> response to key presses and menu selections. I can only assume from 
> what
> little I have learned that it is running on a Microsoft operating
> system. They say the software is very expensive and the school does not
> have a license for her to use it at home.
>
> We are going to build up a computer for her and my first choice for an
> operating system would be linux. But depending on software and
> availability we will run whatever operating system is necessary.
> Unfortunately cost is a factor that we must keep in mind. So if at all
> possible I would like to get something open source and try to minimize
> the cost.
>
> I have been doing a little googling for "voice software" and "visually
> impaired". There is way more information than I can absorb quickly. Can
> anyone point me down a more direct route? Does anyone have any
> recommendations for software to aid the visually impaired?
>
> Open source and linux compatible is preferred but we will go with what
> is most workable and cost effective.
>
> If this is off topic please reply to mailto:dennis1111@attbi.com off
> list.
>
> Thank you,
> -- 
> Dennis