From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms-smtp-03-smtplb.ohiordc.rr.com ([65.24.5.137] helo=ms-smtp-03-eri0.ohiordc.rr.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AIFeW-0005mE-00 for ; Fri, 07 Nov 2003 18:04:28 -0500 Received: from cpe-024-033-003-115.midsouth.rr.com (cpe-024-033-003-115.midsouth.rr.com [24.33.3.115]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.ohiordc.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with ESMTP id hA7N4NjH021064 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:04:23 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 17:04:23 -0600 (CST) From: Adam Myrow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20031106221326.GP17772@rednote.net> Message-ID: References: <6D3A09C6CAB0D311BA5000902760D022040F1ED3@chpt0000se01.cherrypoint.usmc.mil> <20031106221326.GP17772@rednote.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: Re: Mobile Accessibility X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 23:04:28 -0000 Well, on a similar subject, wouldn't it be great if computers could be purchased with a screen reader? I figure that for us, the screen reader is as important as a monitor is to a sighted person, so we should be able to get it in the package, and still buy a new one if necessary. Linux-based computers should have the option of Speakup in place of a monitor, for example. Windows-based computers should be able to be purchased with either JFW, Window-Eyes, or any of the other lesser-known screen readers. A sighted person can get a computer with anything from a tiny 14-inch monitor to a 21-inch monitor. Just my thoughts.