We are talking about the experience of blindness, not another disability.
braille is not used by 90% of those experiencing blindness.
Your suggestion would be solid, dectalk is referenced, but the input
method is one not used by 90% of those experiencing blindness.
On Tue, 23 Jan 2024, Nimer Jaber wrote:
Hello Karen,
I believe your synth can be installed on any machine, including a Pi,
though only you will know whether a Pi will meet your physical needs.
I don't pretend to keep up with what every disability any given person
has
before I respond to queries. If something will work for you, great, if it
won't, well... this is not an inclusive world.
I do actually find myself agreeing with your comments about Braille and
Braille keyboards. I've been saying for a while now that the system that
is
so heavily promoted by Blindness entities has failed the majority of the
population it is supposed to serve. There are many reasons for this, of
course, not all those reasons are the fault of Braille. Nevertheless, it
is
difficult to make any headway on a literacy system for the Blind when the
majority cannot make use of that system. Nevertheless, it is the best
that
exists today that doesn't rely on audio speech, so it is what it is. I
think this about Braille, white canes, and so many solutions that many
Blind people are stuck using because someone somewhere decided it was the
best they could come up with, and nobody has come along and created
better
solutions that scale. That's my personal rant, for whatever it's worth,
about how people who are blind, and indeed, many disabilities, have been
and continue to be left behind in so many ways.
I also would love to see some higher-quality keyboard options and choice
of
input methods, but I don't have millions in funding, a group of
engineers,
UX researchers, investors, etc., to make an ideal solution for people,
and
the fact that it hasn't really been done well to this point tells me that
the problem is a tough nut to crack. We are, after all, a minority, and
achieving scale at a minority level in order to bring down costs and
provide user choice is quite difficult when any investor wants to see a
return on their investments and a profitable company.
On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 3:32 PM Karen Lewellen <klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
let me see if I follow.
A portable device that raves about working for the blind. Mandates an
input method used by less than 10% of the blindness population?
I did stress dectalk, hacking into a Raspberry pi would not create my
goal..never mind the absolute lack of an inclusive method for me
personally pi wise. I might add that needing to Cary around a USB
keyboard
reduces its portability.
Speaking personally of course, limiting input methods limits sales and
market share.
Just my thoughts,
On Tue, 23 Jan 2024, Nimer Jaber wrote:
I believe this device is using a Braille keyboard, though you can
likely
connect a USB keyboard to it. Another solution that was proposed is to
set
up a note-taker of sorts using a Raspberry Pi.
On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 11:32 AM Karen Lewellen <
klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
While that seems to be far more than I need, I am confused by
something?
It references a braille keyboard, but I am in the majority of the
sight
loss population, I do not use braille for input.
Does this device have an actual button based input method?
Karen
On Mon, 22 Jan 2024, Nimer Jaber wrote:
Hello,
Yes, check out the BT Speak. https://www.blazietech.com/products
On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 8:39 PM Karen Lewellen <
klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
Hi all,
Let me spell out what I mean.
a portable Linux based in terms of being open source device that
can
manage at the very least text files. Something easy to load files
into,
as well as if possible add an open source edition of speech
synthesis?
Some work being done on dectalk if that resonates.
Does such a device exist?
Karen
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