> On Aug 17, 2020, at 16:47, Chevelle <[email protected]> wrote: > > Braille screen input would be fine, but the first challenge would be to > get > Linux installed and have some accessible applications.
Agreed. I've been working on that problem, mostly by assembling a machine-readable list of plausible applications and some scripts to perform the installations. I've been concentrating on Debian, so Mobian would be a drop-in, but reworking things to support Alpine Linux shouldn't be all that hard. In any case, braille screen input is a larger and longer-term effort, but I wanted to get some feedback on it before diving in... > Many Braille displays already have keys that allow Braille input. If I > remember > correctly, some company is selling a $99 Braille keyboard that has Bluetooth. Typically, braille displays are extremely expensive. I'd love to have a link to the $99 braille keyboard, if someone has it. > I would think your time would be better spent on making a Linux distribution > accessible, on phones. ... This site shows Linux projects for use on phones. > > https://many.tuxphones.com/ Thanks for the link! I notice that most of the listings are for postmarketOS, echoing their devices page (https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices). My suspicion is that postmarketOS is the best candidate for a base distribution, but clearly this is subject to change at any time. All of which brings me to a question of social engineering. What is the best way to build momentum for a blind-accessible Linux distribution for phones? If each interested person has a different phone and uses a different version of Linux, the community will be so fragmented that nothing will come together. So, my tendency is to start with a particular base distribution or two (e.g., postmarketOS, Mobian) and start adding packages. However, another possible focal point is the PinePhone, which supports a slew of OSes. So, I don't know. -r _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://brltty.app/mailman/listinfo/brltty
