Poor Norm! He'll catch some ribbing over this one for some to come ... Sun Microsoft Systems ??? Well, I guess it passes the spell checker. Rather like last year's gaff from Apple where they were building a screen reader for the "blind and partially signed." ameer armaly writes: > > This might be interesting; unix seems to be starting to make a name for > itself. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:52:07 -0400 > From: "Prince, Phyllis B." <pbprince at greenville.k12.sc.us> > To: ameer at charter.net > Subject: FW: Important Information: Free Accessibility on Operating > Systems Besides Windows > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Distribution list for ITD-JNL and WebMedia 1/5/98 http://www.rit.edu/~easi on behalf of Prof Norm Coombs > Sent: Sat 4/3/2004 7:36 PM > To: ITD-JNL at MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU > Subject: Important Information: Free Accessibility on Operating Systems Besides Windows > > > > You will want to join the Web conference Thursday, April 8 at 1 PM Eastern! > > Unix/Linux and Mac operating systems are providing more accessibility tools > for users with disabilities. Mac has beta software under development while > Sun Microsystems has an open system screen reader and more now on the market. > > Even if you do not use Linux, you may know students with disabilities who > need to use it. You may also be looking for less expensive accessibility > technology. Peter Korn from Sun Microsoft systems will describe Sun's > assistive technology applications; how it works; its present state; and > future plans. Several computers can now be purchased with Linux operating > systems from the factory. They can also come with free accessibility > applications. These do not yet have the sophistication of expensive > Windows assistive applications, but further development is presently taking > place. > > This is a technology breakthrough. > > Read more and register online at: > http://easi.cc/clinic.htm > > ----------------------- > Check out EASI's New Synchronous Clinics: > http://easi.cc/clinic.htm > > EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi > Online Courses and Clinics http://easi.cc/workshop.htm > To sign off this list > send e-mail to listserv at maelstrom.stjohns.edu saying > signoff itd-jnl > > > > NOTE: Email is provided to employees for the instructional and administrative needs of the district. E-mail correspondence to/from a district e-mail account may be considered public information and subject to release under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act or pursuant to subpoena. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
