For the most part I agree with the sentiment that the role of adaptive
technology should be i.e. screen readers and/or software should be to make
off the shelf applications accessible. Where I somewhat disagree is when I
hear people say that adaptive technology should not be designed specifically
with the disabled users in mind. SpeakOn is designed specifically for blind
users to bring audio content that a blind person can use without any sight
intervention. In fact as I understand it nothing is visible on the screen
accept the word SpeakOn. I wish Freedom Scientific or a company like Freedom
Scientific would develop an operating System solely for blind and low
vission users. Why are we as blind people so concerned about offending the
mainstream when the reality is that the objective of software developers
goals are to design products that are more user-friendly for the mainstream
populace which means more and more graphics leading to less and less
accessibility for the sight impaired community which means adaptive
companies are constantly playing the catch up game.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann Byrne" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:54 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] research it
the people search doesn't work well at all, but the Amazon search is
waaaaaaay fun!
what I would wish for is to see the internet address at the top of the
page, so I could get the information on my own.
At 09:42 AM 1/2/2010, you wrote:
Rick, I couldn't agree more.
George R. Marshall
[email protected]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] research it
How about a screen-reader that reads the screen?
since you can get the same results of the research it feature by learning
to
use the internet.
I think the more people ask Freedom Scientific to include other
functions
into Jaws,
the further away we get from Jaws actually being useful in applications
as
it once was.
At the rate that features are being included, that do not address
problems
of accessibility in specific applcations,
Jaws will be less of a screen-reader, and more of an operating
system.
Just my opinion.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Morris"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 6:48 PM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] research it
How about research it for NBA scores?
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