Re: [school-discuss] Accessibility Software

[mike eschman <meschman@engima.com>]

hello,

we distribute a bootable cd-rom through the gutenberg project that has 
emacspeak, a unix based alternative to jaws.  you can download the image and
burn as many as you like, they are .iso images.

about 100 books are included.

mike eschman, etc...
http://www.etc-edu.com
"Not just an afterthought ...



On Tuesday 18 June 2002 10:00 pm, Nichol, Cameron B wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Does anyone know of  an Open Source internet screen reader for the
> Blind/Visually Impaired.  The main commercial product being used is called
> JAWS. It's $900 US, (not cheap for starters) and is causing problems for
> Institues who are looking for standardised solutions.  The whole
> accessibility issue is looming very large for educational organisations and
> many of the solutions being offerred are expensive propretary systems which
> means either some disabled groups miss out or institutes have to spend up
> big (either on software or law suits).
>
> cheers,
> Cameron Nichol
> Online Content Project Manager
> Learning Technologies Branch
> Office of Training & Tertiary Education
> http://www.tafevc.com.au <http://www.tafevc.com.au/>
> http://www.ette.vic.gov.au/learningtechnologies/
> <http://www.ette.vic.gov.au/learningtechnologies/>
>
>
>
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