[buug] New Linux Distribution for Visually Impaired Users

Jon McClintock jammer at weak.org
Fri Mar 24 09:22:05 PST 2000


This sounds interesting; I wonder how it handles non-standard hardware like
brail readers, etc.

http://www.linuxmall.com/news/features/000322zipspeak

Software designers are continuing to make breakthroughs in the
development of software for blind or visually impaired users. A collaboration
with Speakup screen reader enables Slackware's ZipSlack Linux to talk its
user through installation and startup without sighted help--and the Blinux
(Blind + Linux) subscriber list promptly brought this new application to its
target audience. 

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-Jon




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