We are behind the computer curve as an after thought. We have not reached
in the mac and ms worlds the level of access and power and flexibility and
user control of screen readers that was possible 15 years ago in dos. Most
blind folk are unaware of this because most have become computer users in a
windows world and are thrilled that their computer speaks at all, not
realizing that the gui ms and mac based speech is second and even third
best when it works at all.
We have let the national blind groups to do a song and dance on us and
neglect leadership on speech access and making excuses why it is so.
There is no blind vision among them as to what access is in all aspects of
life and most particular in technology. As a thumbnail neasure, almost
universal captioning on tv and equally universal wheelchair access to all
public places puts to shame the disarray and third best even if it exists
use of technology we have.
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