Karen,
I hope you find a solution that meets your needs. Whether you do so by accident or otherwise. Be well.
On Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 17:33 Karen Lewellen <klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Respectfully, offering a solution that does not take into account the
majority of the target market for that solution is concerning.
I said nothing about the price at all.
You did, perhaps by accident, find a solution claiming to incorporate
dectalk voices.
On Tue, 23 Jan 2024, Nimer Jaber wrote:
> Respectfully, I offered a solution. If it doesn’t work for you, or if you
> object to the cost, or whatever, fine. I never claimed the product worked
> for a majority. I provided it as a possible answer to your question. Do
> what you want with that information or don’t, I really don’t care.
>
> On Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 17:21 Karen Lewellen <klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nimer Jaber
>>>>>>>
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>> on
>>>>>>> YouTube for the latest happenings in tech.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can follow @nimerjaber on Twitter <
>>>>>> https://www.twitter.com/nimerjaber>
>>>>>>> for the latest technology news.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you, and have a great day!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Nimer Jaber
>>>>>
>>>>> Check out and subscribe to BlindTechAdventures
>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/blindtechadventures> in podcast audio form on
>>>>> YouTube for the latest happenings in tech.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can follow @nimerjaber on Twitter <
>>>> https://www.twitter.com/nimerjaber>
>>>>> for the latest technology news.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you, and have a great day!
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Nimer Jaber
>>>
>>> Check out and subscribe to BlindTechAdventures
>>> <https://www.youtube.com/blindtechadventures> in podcast audio form on
>>> YouTube for the latest happenings in tech.
>>>
>>> You can follow @nimerjaber on Twitter <
>> https://www.twitter.com/nimerjaber>
>>> for the latest technology news.
>>>
>>> Thank you, and have a great day!
>>>
>
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