Hello Javed Tak, If you will have XOs, others on the list can help you better than I can. However, if you will have conventional PCs, I can suggest the following:
1. Install Ubuntu Linux on them. It is easy to install and you can have the Linux + Gnome + Orca + (Open Office, fireFox, Pidgin, Evolution, etc), where Orca provides screen magnification and/or screen reading. All these applications come with the Ubuntu Live CD and are quite easy to install; you can download it or request that one be mailed to you at: http://www.Ubuntu.com/ 2. If you have to install Windows, which I recommend you avoid for a number of reasons, then you still have free and open source applications for the kids: NVDA can provide screen reading and it will work with Firefox and Thunderbird. I have not yet had a chance to try Open Office or microsoft Office with it. You can download NVDA at: http://www.nvda-project.org/ In other words, the good news is you do not need Jaws. I am copying Krishnakant Mane, who is much closer to you than I am, and who can also help. Best of luck, Fernando -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of javed tak Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 2:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [laptop-accessibility] XO for blind kids i have started a special trainning centre blind children in turmoil ridden kashmir of india and need free software to empower these children by providing computer education how can i get free computers with jaws software javed ahmad tak socialactivist I'd also consider something like RJ Cooper's "Find the Buttons" or an interface that provides auditory feedback (either voice or low tones) as a person navigates the graphic interface. I'll forward this along. Thanks Lesley On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:00 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Send accessibility mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of accessibility digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Software for Visually Impaired Kids in Ethiopia (Greg Smith) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:20:50 -0400 > From: Greg Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [laptop-accessibility] Software for Visually Impaired Kids in > Ethiopia > To: [email protected], "Reuben K. K. Caron" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Daniel Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi All, > > We have heard that XOs are going to a school in Ethiopia which has 20 - > 25 blind kids. > > We should come up with something these kids can use! > > Does anyone have ideas or suggestions on any existing SW that blind kids > could use in Ethiopia? > > I believe that they speak Amharic, but if we start with something > interesting in English we can look in to translating it. > > This is our chance to make a difference for some kids who will benefit > from it. > > Dan, > > Can you make sure we have a contact e-mail for someone who can deliver > the SW and comment on it if/when we come up with something? > > Thanks, > > Greg S > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > accessibility mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility > > > End of accessibility Digest, Vol 15, Issue 3 > ******************************************** > _______________________________________________ accessibility mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility -- love humanity _______________________________________________ accessibility mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility
