J, In my mind you are *always* right... cdh -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 11:00 AM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: New Linux PDA For Blind People If you're talking about me, I'm a she, not a he. PS: I've been wrong on many things, but this time you're the one who's wrong. <grin> BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net writes: > hey lerenzo, just quit while your ahead man. I agree wityh everything > you say, but with this perticular person you are disagreeing with, he > likes to be in the spot light and being right. so there's no use. > he'll always say your wrong. > > BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net > blindtech at blindtechs.net > website: http://blindtechs.net > Visit our website where we offer free email, shell accoiunts, > shoutcast radio service, online games and more! > Powered by Unix not Microsoft > > > On Mar 30, 2006, at 6:10 PM, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > Lorenzo Taylor writes: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> According to Janina Sajka: > >> # As for your rationale, let me ask you this? If it's so possible, > >> how > >> # come no one has done it? > >> > >> It has been done before. Or more to the point, it is being done. > >> Apple > >> has built a screen reader into their operating system. No, it isn't > >> absolutely perfect, but we can expect improvement as it > >> developes. LG > >> has put speech into some of their phones that allows a blind > >> person to > >> access the menu system. The question isn't why isn't anyone doing > >> it, > >> but rather why aren't more companies doing it. > > > > > > Lorenzo, you have so much to learn. LG didn't puyt speech into a > > few of > > their phones because they wanted to. It had everything to do with a > > formal complaint at the FCC over accessibility. It was nothing but > > good > > > > old fashioned arm twisting. It was certainly not market economics > > as you > > suggest. > > > > PS: I know. I was there in the middle of it. > > > > old fashioned arm twisting, and most certainly not market economics. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.240.715.1272 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada--Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
