On Wed, 2003-07-09 at 23:57, Robert L Cochran wrote: > I'm currently taking a 4-day C++ class. I sit next to a blind student. > After a couple sessions of repeating code snippets to him orally I see > that for him, learning C++ is going to be a difficult challenge. I have > yet to see him type a single character of code. While I believe he needs > to kick start himself a bit more, I can't blame him for not coding. All > the instructional materials, and the instructor's approach, are geared > to those students with 2 functional eyes, 2 functional hands, and 2 > functional ears. > > I think he can do it with something more...something better. Just what > that something is defies definition. Certainly it is not the miserably > ineffective JAWS software he works with. > > The class is using Microsoft Windows XP and Visual Studio .NET 2002. > > Can Red Hat Linux provide that 'something extra'? How can I get a bash > shell to work for him -- is there any software that can convert standard > input to speech? > > Thanks > > Bob Cochran > Greenbelt, Maryland, USA > This may be a good read on accessibility with linux: http://people.redhat.com/~jlamb/ Scott
