BYTE article about adaptive technology

[Hans Zoebelein <zocki@goldfish.cube.net>]

Dear Blinux subscriber,

there was an article in BYTE (4/97 p.51f) "Unix helps the disabled"
by Joseph J. Lazzarro <lazarro@world.std.com> which also mentioned 
our blinux list. -sicne I was in holidays at that time, I didnīt got
the journal.

Today I found that recent journal at my computer book and here we go:
(reproduced without permission from BYTE, don't kill me...)

----begin BYTE---


ACCESS TO LINUX

There is an effort to make Linux more accessible to people who are blind
or visually impaired. since itīs an inexpensive operation system, Linux
makes good sense for users on a modest budget. An ongoing project, called
BLinux, will enable visually impaired users to install and run Linux on
their systems. To simplify this process, installation-specific HOWTO
documentation files are printed in braille and recorded on audio tape, so
a blind user can install Linux without having a second computer to read
the on-line documents. Once Linux is running, the user can take advantage
of the extensive on-line HOWTO files that are in formats that can be
handled by speech software and screen readers.

The people behind BLinux will continue to add adaptive features previously
unavailable under Unix. Some of the new features will include support for
braille and speech, a Web browsing facility, and more. The BLinux web
site- http://leb.net/blinux/ -is well worth a visit. You can find the
source code on the archive site at ftp:/leb.net/pub/blinux.
   
--end BYTE--

There is also an longer article about support under UNIX.
If Iīm hungy to hack the keyboard, Iīll send it to the list...

Enjoy!
Hans


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