OT (Somewhat) Assistive Technology

[Scott Smith]

Have you tried something like Freshmeat? It can be a good source for 
finding Unix software.

http://www.freshmeat.net/

Scott

Robert Kennedy wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>(This is a re-send. The first seems to have vanished
>in the list's downtime.)
>
>My agency uses the reader program JAWS for our
>visually impaired folks. It seems to work fine for
>most Windows based stuff. (We're migrating as we speak
>from WinNT to 2000 Pro.)
>
>Much of the agency's work is done via mainframes. A
>few years ago the original TAP terminals were replaced
>by PC's running some sort of terminal emulation. It is
>here that JAWS seems to have problems.
>
>I've been told more than once that the best reader
>programs are on Linux. (Told by people who don't care
>what operating system sits under the reader. They just
>want it to work well.)
>
>Can anyone point me to a reader program with the
>ability to work with both mainframe & desktop
>material? Something that has been, or could be ported
>to Windows.
>
>If more information is needed, tell me what questions
>to ask and I'll get digging.
>
>Best,
>
>Bob Kennedy
>
>p.s. I didn't have a whole lot of luck using Google.
>
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