HI ALL i need safe and easy method of teaching computer education to blind children can anybody help me with short notes please
On 11/22/08, Rakesh Chand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Greg & colleagues, > > It's indeed, very sad, that People With Disabilities have to wait... > > Perhaps, it's high time, that their issues are dealt with straight away, > rather than, telling them to wait for the next generation... > > The suggestion about some kind of peripheral (AKA external to the XO and > plugged in to its USB port) device. May work, but what if it doesn't? > > Wonder why the developers can't create some thing more universal! Food for > thought, for the high tech guys... > > Have a great evening! Lets continue to expend the horizon for People With > Disabilities. > > Rakesh > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 9:10 AM > Subject: Re: [laptop-accessibility] Touchpad is not accessible friendly > > > > Hi All, > > > > I'm afraid that the pressure sensitive feature is not available and not > > planned right now. > > > > In short, if it doesn't work for David it doesn't work well enough. > > > > I don't think that we will have a chance to change the hardware in the > > near future for this. It may be something that can be supported better > > in the next generation. > > > > For the time being, I think you will need to use some kind of peripheral > > (AKA external to the XO and plugged in to its USB port) device. > > > > We support a mouse, but if you find that your preferred peripheral does > > not work, you may be able to get some engineering support to gets a > > driver installed. No promises but for sure you should follow up if you > > want to use something and you are not able to make it work. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Greg S > > > > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:48:28 -0800 > > From: "Tim hobbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [laptop-accessibility] Touchpad is not accessible > > friendly > > To: "Discussion of accessibility on the OLPC" > > <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > You know, I'm surprised, there are two functionalities on this touch pad, > > the touch pad it'self, and a pressure sensative pad. You may be able to > > use > > the pressure sensative pad, your hook acting as a stylus. > > > > Timothy Hobbs > > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:32 PM, David K Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > I have yet to find a touchpad that works with a prosthetic hook. I > > tested > > > > one of these laptops at a conference recently, it did NOT work with > my > > > > prosthetic. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Seth Woodworth > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > >> >> I disagree. > > >> >> > > >> >> I believe that this is called a capacitance touchpad. I can't > > imagine > > >> >> that there isn't some item that a child could use instead of a > > finger. > > >> >> > > >> >> In fact, within arm reach: my metal watch band enables me to use my > > >> >> touchpad. > > >> >> > > >> >> I don't think there is a as-cheap device that will allow pointing > on > > >> >> the XO as a capacitance touchpad. > > >> >> > > >> >> --Seth > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Carlos mauro > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> >> > I agree. > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > For versions of the XO 1.5 or 2.0 would be my suggestion to > > place the > > >> >> cam > > >>> >> > and the microphone at the top of the screen of the laptop. Use > > >> >> eyetracking > > >>> >> > recognition technologies or the use of touchscreen or > > something similary > > >> >> to > > >>> >> > gnome speech desktop > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > 2008/11/19 David K Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>> >> >> > > >>>> >> >> In looking at the laptop specs I noticed the mouse input is > > a touchpad. > > >>>> >> >> This makes the laptop inaccessible for kids with artificial > > hands. The > > >>>> >> >> touchpad technology is not good at all for people who wear > > prosthesis. > > >> >> This > > >>>> >> >> limitation can be addressed by providing a trackpoint type > > alternative. > > >> >> It's > > >>>> >> >> really a shame that technology companies don't think about > > >>>> >> >> these > > >> >> unecessary > > >>>> >> >> limitations for people with disabilities. I bet there are > > many kids > > >> >> missing > > >>>> >> >> limbs due to landmines that will be affected by this > > technology hurdle. > > >> >> I > > >>>> >> >> know because I'm missing my hands due to an accident. > > Technology should > > >> >> be > > >>>> >> >> used to allow people to overcome disabilities, not adding > > additional > > >>>> >> >> obstacles to oversome. Please pass this info on to the > > developers of > > >> >> the > > >>>> >> >> laptops. > > >>>> >> >> > > >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> >> >> accessibility mailing list > > >>>> >> >> [email protected] > > >>>> >> >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility > > >>>> >> >> > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > -- > > >>> >> > http://unimauro.blogspot.com/ > > >>> >> > Creemos en el amor de los Seres Humanos > > >>> >> > Carlos Mauro C?rdenas Fern?ndez > > >>> >> > 4582877 980525716 > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > > >>> >> > accessibility mailing list > > >>> >> > [email protected] > > >>> >> > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >> >> _______________________________________________ > > >> >> accessibility mailing list > > >> >> [email protected] > > >> >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility > > >> >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > accessibility mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/accessibility > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Thank you, Timothy Hobbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------- next > > part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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