Re: I need a computer with a friendly Unix-based user operatingsystem!

["Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978 earthlink net>]

Hello, Hank.
If my memory is correct the Apple screen reader for Mac is called Spoken
Interface.
The last time I checked out the project it only works with Mac OS X apps
built with Cocoa which is the standard Mac OS toolkit.


----- Original Message -----
From: "hank" <hank hanksmith net>
To: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978 earthlink net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: I need a computer with a friendly Unix-based user
operatingsystem!


> what is the name of the mac screen reader or project?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978 earthlink net>
> To: "ELLIOTT, TIMOTHY" <tielliot umflint edu>
> Cc: <gnome-accessibility-list gnome org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 4:49 PM
> Subject: Re: I need a computer with a friendly Unix-based user
> operatingsystem!
>
>
> > Hi, Tim.
> > At present the Linux assistive technologies such as Gnopernicus and Gok
> are
> > still very much in early stages of development.
> > I'm not really sure that either one of these projects would be a good
> > solution at this time.
> > Many of the Gnome and KDE applications have not been updated to support
> the
> > accessibility guidelines yet.
> > If your looking for shell based access there are several screen readers
to
> > choose from, but for the Gnome desktop there is only Gnopernicus at this
> > time.
> > As far as I know the only Linux based on screen keyboard is Gok, and it
> also
> > still is in early development. I'm not up on the details of that project
> and
> > can not say how well it works at present.
> > As for Mac OS X I know that apple is working on a screen reader solution
> for
> > OS X, but don't know how far along that project is.
> > One thing I can say for sure at this point in time MS Windows is most
> likely
> > the most accessible environment for you at this time. Linux and Mac have
> not
> > caught up with Windows accessibility quite yet.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ELLIOTT, TIMOTHY" <tielliot umflint edu>
> > To: "Laporte, Leo" <webmaster leoville com>; "GNOME Accessibility"
> > <gnome-accessibility-list gnome org>; "GNOME Accessibility Development"
> > <Gnome-accessibility-devel gnome org>; "Norcross, James"
> > <norcross umflint edu>
> > Cc: "Grandma Judy" <knitist juno com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 4:28 PM
> > Subject: I need a computer with a friendly Unix-based user operating
> system!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Sir My name is Tim Elliott. I am a third year student with
> > disabilities,attending the University of Michigan Flint majoring in
> > computer science. Michigan Rehabilitation Services(MRS) ( they are a
> > federal and state agency) purchased a Ultra Laptop Computer.
> > Model#N30W-14 with 500mgh and 128 megabytes of memory with 6 gigabytes
> > of hard drive space, four years ago for me to use. U of M is changing
> > over to a Unix-based operating system using iMac G4 computers. I am
> > requesting MRS to purchase me an Apple G4 Powerbook with Mac OS X
> > which is an Unix-based operating system. This computer would enable me
> > to run assistive software an on screen keyboard, screen reading, Math
> > Type 4, Scientific Notebook or similar software of these types., but
> > before they will purchase the computer , they need to find out if they
> > can download an Unix-based operating system off the Internet like
> > Linux and install on my laptop. They have spent 7 months in trying to
> > do this to no avail. What I want to know is, is this a practical
> > solution? Even if they find one on the Internet, would it run the
> > software I previously mentioned?
> >
> > Please communicate with me asap because I need a computer with an user
> > friendly, Unix-based operating system by fall, when I go back to
> > school.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sincerely Tim W Elliott
> >
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