From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16kvCJ-0007mz-00 for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 17:56:47 -0500 Received: (qmail 5571 invoked by uid 0); 12 Mar 2002 22:56:18 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp004-rz3) with SMTP; 12 Mar 2002 22:56:18 -0000 Message-ID: <002d01c1ca19$1905fae0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: Subject: Re: GNU/Linux in the U.S. Government Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 17:56:06 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I know I would like to see some more open source adaptive technology for Gnu/Linux such as braille translaters, screen review, and OCR. Also I think that some more of those workshops for people with disabilities should have more demonstrations of Linux-related products. Until I found about speakup I was very angry that there was no screen review for Linux. Now I think the word should be spread about how Winblows and Mac aren't the only operating system that the blind can use. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:19 PM Subject: GNU/Linux in the U.S. Government > Just when you thought that U.S. Government might be a registered trademark > of Microsoft Corporation (TM), here comes a U.S. Government web site > running Debian and Apache. Guess what? It's about disability, and > opportunities for persons with disabilities in the U.S. Check it out at: > > http://www.disabilitydirect.gov > > What would you like to see on this site that isn't there? What programs > and services would you like the U.S. Government to consider that involve > open source and organizations of persons with disabilities? Let me know. > I'll pass your ideas along. > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >