Gnome Accessibility and OpenMoko

["Ian Pascoe" <ianpascoe btinternet com>]

There is always the option of providing an overlay keyboard along the lines
of a standard mobile texting interface as an alternative to waiting for a
proper QWERTY keyboard.

>From a personal viewpoint I believe that there is still much apprehension in
the non technical minded people about using touch screens; for your average
person in the street, touch screens is still quite an unusual technology to
cope with.  If as part of the hardware design, a normal mobile clip on facia
could be designed, it would be of benefit to both technology resistant and
disabled people alike.

However, I agree with Will and Jason on their views on the OLC.

Ian

-----Original Message-----
From: gnome-accessibility-list-bounces gnome org
[mailto:gnome-accessibility-list-bounces gnome org]On Behalf Of
Sébastien Hinderer
Sent: 04 January 2008 23:50
To: gnome-accessibility-list gnome org
Subject: Re: Gnome Accessibility and OpenMoko


Dear all,

Jason White :
> braille support should be possible, though I can't
> remember whether the device has a USB port. Obviously, children who face
> socio-economic limitations (as in the large parts of the world for which
the
> OLPC is intended) are almost guaranteed not to to have access to braille
> displays, so this last point becomes somewhat irrelevant, though perhaps
> useful from a purely technical development perspective.

Because the technology is so expensive, at the moment, but this may
change, who knows...

Cheers,
Sébastien.
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