From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 26 08:41:48 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CE3F1065670 for ; Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:41:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from beni.brinckman@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-f182.google.com (mail-ob0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D709B8FC0C for ; Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:41:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: by obbuo13 with SMTP id uo13so6718689obb.13 for ; Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:41:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=xe7k75txyb6ejXpYBUVciHAlabu8B6C/pvVzEgN/jTQ=; b=XKvSK/6ngIMcrEZ1uacxszVcvbLBd9BSwrpYOLAmFMyKUVL8Lq7zNjRb6WoqarsoKr 1RA/h6HcKl7VuG+dnDhqz+ijFqU9f2ejSCcbabyqxaENTttWaoEqOQYfLI4//lm/jhIG pOboC4F2KdjFO39DgM9TSmO9gWaql3y1gGRKPJZBKqRYaZBoZJVT3PXGqh5JLKK0fZmK jYNYEwmIsKAFYwsKvjKEaH7oX6rglXunlIXL9Zz/3aZ0Hu5vb+iTfXgTrC9M8baoAg+J F+5xUFHp4HM0qHlFtDKTq2IAsehAbcHyQc3upU2q8Z1hMcSEGloKt0GhEOruEa4oku6i WEjQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.60.7.196 with SMTP id l4mr25841019oea.8.1332751307254; Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:41:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.60.64.34 with HTTP; Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:41:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4F701DF7.1050907@qeng-ho.org> References: <834860023a4539687d1ace08f9f5fe27ec202fdf@webmail-beta.netspace.net.au> <4F701DF7.1050907@qeng-ho.org> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:41:47 +0200 Message-ID: From: Beni Brinckman To: freebsd@qeng-ho.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: Subject: Re: Off-Topic: Computing for the Blind X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:41:48 -0000 Op 26 maart 2012 09:42 heeft Arthur Chance het volgende geschreven: > On 03/25/12 23:33, Barbara La Scala wrote: >> >> Apologies for the off topic posting but my stepfather is blind and he >> wants my advice >> about how to get online. I have no idea where to start looking for >> information on hardware >> and/or software for him. However, I vaguely remember someone on this list >> saying they >> were visually impaired. If I'm remembering correctly, I'd really >> appreciate it if that person >> would get in touch with me. > > > This link might help. It's the RNIB page on using technology when blind or > partially sighted. The link to the beginner's guides is where you should > start. > > http://www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/computersphones/Pages/computers_mobile_phones.aspx > > However, as Polytropon said in his mail, there are far too many web pages > with no real accessibility for anyone with less than perfect faculties, in > spite of the fact it's a legal requirement in many countries. A friend of > mine is an accessibility consultant and has regular rants about this. Maybe this can help too : http://www.brlspeak.net/ and its creator Aldo Beni