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From: cwpjr@cbnewse.att.com (clyde.w.jr.phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Amiga for the handicapped
Summary: HandiWare
Message-ID: <1991May2.152454.20065@cbnewse.att.com>
Date: 2 May 91 15:24:54 GMT
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In article <1991Apr29.101123.2536@midway.uchicago.edu>, zama@ellis.uchicago.edu (iftikhar uz zaman) writes:
> (Uupath on my system couldn't find you so I am posting...apologies
> to anyone who finds this annoying...)
> 
> I have a blind friend who wanted to know if she could do
> anyting with "computers"...Didn't know what to say.  Do you have
> any suggestions?  Would there be enough for her to do to make
> it worth it to shell out the money needed for hardware/software?
> What could she actually expect to do  (in the line of word-processing,
> spreadsheets, simple database stuff --e.g. money management,
> address-book etc....and *maybe* programming).
> 
> Any help appreciated.

I'd look around for PD speech based programs, then Educational
speech based programs, and definately Ami vs PC/MAC
where elementary speech is not std.

I can see ( npi ) a lot of possibility if this person can "type".

Speech/sound Q/A seesions where answers are typed in and
verbal responce given back...

If you'd like to be more specific I can be, also.

Clyde