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From: briang@sdd.hp.com (Brian Gragg)
Subject: Can blind people use the Amiga?
Message-ID: <1991May16.192757.339@sdd.hp.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Keywords: blind
Organization: Hewlett Packard, San Diego Division
Date: Thu, 16 May 1991 19:27:57 GMT
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Hi all,
  I'm looking for a program that might help me on a project.  A friend at
  my wifes work is a big amiga fan (had an A1000 for 5 years) but is blind.
  In order to better utilize his amiga, he needs audio i/o from it.  He
  wants to have key presses said and output read from various screens.  

  I've written an input handler which can satisfy the first part.  But the
  rest is a big bill for me.  I picture being able to swap screens/windows from
  the keyboard and having the narrator announce the new screen/window name.
  Then, anything going to that window (text) should be said through the
  narrator.  He has also (on IBM clones) used a sort of virtual cursor
  which he can move back over the window and have portions of the screen
  re-read.  He is a programmer so once the basics are done, he could
  continue to develop/customize it himself.

  Anybody have any clues?  Is there anything like this around?  Any code
  samples would be great if nothing exists already.  What do you say
  Commodore, is this a unique use for an amiga?

  This is a non-profit project.  We'd like to release it to the world as PD
  or whatever if it ever gets done.

  Brian.

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