Blind + Linux = BLINUX
"The purpose of BLINUX project
is to improve usability of the LINUX operating system
for the user who is blind"
You'll find information about BLINUX in
Japanese language here (thanks to Mrs. Chie
Nakatani).
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- For a fast overview check out the BLINUX FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions). The BLINUX FAQ is maintained by me. If you feel that answers for some
questions are missing, please email your suggestions to hzo@gmx.de
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The BLINUX Mailing Lists
- Topic: announcements dealing with blind support under Linux
(new software, conferences etc.).
- Moderated list, no noise.
- Low number of posts.
- If you want to stay in contact with BLINUX.
- Topic: software development enabling the Linux user who is
blind.
- Unmoderated list, currently really low traffic...
- Topic: themes which contain the words Linux.
and blind. For details please read
the blinux-FAQ.
- Off topic: general Linux questions.
- Unmoderated list, high traffic - high noise.
- Postings to blinux-announce will be posted here.
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The BLINUX File Archive
- The BLINUX File Archive
holds documentation and
files which can support the
LINUX user who is blind. It is IMHO the most
comprehensive repository of its kind on the Net. If you think that
documentation or files are missing and should be included, please
upload them to the BLINUX incoming directory at ftp://leb.net/incoming/blinux.
The BLINUX file archive is mirroring many sites which provide
related resources. If you feel that some files we should provide
are missing, please send email to hzo@gmx.de to set up a mirror to your
site.
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Emacspeak User Interface
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Emacspeak is a speech interface that allows blind and visually
impaired users to interact independently and efficiently with the
computer. Available free of cost on the Internet, Emacspeak has
dramatically changed how the author and hundreds of blind and
visually impaired users around the world interact with the personal
computer and the Internet.
In my humble opinion Emacspeak is the most advanced voice
enabled user interface currently available. If I wouldn't have seen
a trained Emacspeak user reading his email faster that I ever could
I never would have believed it. Did you ever see a person which is
blind playing Tetris amazingly fast? It sounds incredible.
Emacspeak makes it possible.
I won't tell you that you don't need some training until you are
at home with Emacspeak. But if you are willing to invest some
efforst, chances are good that you will be able to handle your
computer faster than many sighted users.
Contributed by Karl Dahlke eklhad@home.com
This hypertext document is maintained by hzo@gmx.de as part of the BLINUX project.
Please report any errors or problems encountered with this document
to me. Disk space for BLINUX is
provided by leb.net,
which is not responsible for this site's content.
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