Caribou was designed to be a replacement for GOK and support scanning features as well. I think there may be some support buried in there that I started work on. It's been a while...
Anyway, speech recognition sounds like a great idea too. On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 9:34 AM, William Best <standard7...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well I suppose that I will try to join their next meeting. Is anyone else > interested in doing so? > > Will > > On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 12:22 PM Jeremy Whiting <jpwhit...@kde.org> wrote: > >> Seems to be here: https://wiki.gnome.org/Accessibility/ >> >> On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:19 AM, William Best <standard7...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Brian, >> > >> > Where is the site for the GNOME Accessibility Team located? >> > >> > Thanks! >> > Will >> > >> > >> > >> > On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 12:15 PM William Best <standard7...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> All, >> >> >> >> I am familiar with GOK, and actually tracked down the original authors >> of >> >> that software. I believe they were from the University of Toronto, >> and were >> >> no longer interested in doing that. I am not sure about caribou. I >> think a >> >> nice solution would be to integrate switch/pointer access in >> conjunction >> >> with speech recognition. >> >> >> >> This is a software application that some of the people I work with use: >> >> http://goo.gl/43Mev6 >> >> >> >> It is nearly $1000 USD though. >> >> >> >> I think there has to be someone out there with the skills to create >> >> something like this as an open source project. That is what I would >> like to >> >> help accomplish. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Will >> >> >> >> On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 12:02 PM Cesar Mauri <ce...@crea-si.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Will, >> >>> >> >>> Not sure, not much into Gnome specific development, but in the past >> >>> there were efforts devoted to a project called GOK [1]. It was a >> >>> on-screen keyboard which supported scanning access. It seems that now >> it >> >>> has been replaced by Caribou [2]. Not sure about its current status. >> The >> >>> folks involved in this project might provide you more insight. >> >>> >> >>> [1] >> >>> >> >>> >> https://developer.gnome.org/accessibility-devel-guide/stable/idp5239184.html >> >>> [2] >> >>> >> >>> >> https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Projects/Caribou?action=show&redirect=Caribou >> >>> >> >>> Regards, >> >>> >> >>> César >> >>> >> >>> El 29/05/2015 a las 17:37, William Best escribió: >> >>> > Cesar, >> >>> > >> >>> > I am going to try out your Viacam project with one of my individuals >> >>> > at the beginning of next week. >> >>> > >> >>> > I would like to get a project going that would bring switch access >> to >> >>> > Gnome via a programmable on-screen keyboard. >> >>> > >> >>> > How can something like this get started? >> >>> > >> >>> > Thanks! >> >>> > Will >> >>> > >> >>> > On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:21 AM Cesar Mauri <ce...@crea-si.com >> >>> > <mailto:ce...@crea-si.com>> wrote: >> >>> > >> >>> > Welcome William, >> >>> > >> >>> > I've been working with people with cerebral palsy for more than >> ten >> >>> > years and I maintain the Enable Viacam [1] open source project. >> >>> > Here in >> >>> > Spain I'm also involved in this project [2] (web page in >> Spanish, >> >>> > sorry) >> >>> > in which we try to improve the social participation of people >> with >> >>> > cerebral palsy through the use of technology. >> >>> > >> >>> > In my view, there is still a lot to be done and, in general, >> >>> > accessibility is always lagging behind the pace of innovation, >> >>> > even more >> >>> > in the FOSS arena. Unfortunately, most "state of the art" >> assistive >> >>> > technology is privative and, often, scandalously expensive, as >> you >> >>> > already know. >> >>> > >> >>> > As for speech recognition, we also had little success with >> people >> >>> > with >> >>> > cerebral palsy due to their speech disorders (dysarthria). In >> most >> >>> > cases >> >>> > we have to rely on other input methods such as alternative >> >>> > keyboards, >> >>> > mouses, joysticks or even switches and scanning techniques. Up >> to >> >>> > our >> >>> > knowledge, best solutions for specialised scanning access and >> AAC >> >>> > are >> >>> > only available for Windows and, in general, privative. One >> >>> > exception is >> >>> > SAW (Special Access to Windows) [3], very powerful but only for >> >>> > Windows >> >>> > and hard to use for most people. It would great if we had >> >>> > something like >> >>> > SAW but easy to use and available for FOSS environments. And >> this >> >>> > is >> >>> > just an example. Also open to collaborate. >> >>> > >> >>> > [1] http://viacam.org >> >>> > [2] http://aspacenet.aspace.org/ >> >>> > [3] https://sourceforge.net/projects/sawat/ >> >>> > >> >>> > Regards, >> >>> > >> >>> > César >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > El 29/05/2015 a las 15:17, William Best escribió: >> >>> > > Eric, >> >>> > > >> >>> > > I would love to help you with your project where I can. My >> >>> > strengths >> >>> > > are not in writing code per se, but I understand the issues >> you >> >>> > face. >> >>> > > I work with 120 individuals with all forms of disabilities. >> >>> > > >> >>> > > How successful have you been with using voice recognition >> using >> >>> > > Windows? I have had limited success with voice recognition >> >>> > technology >> >>> > > in my work. This is mostly due to the people who have >> physical >> >>> > > disabilities have cerebral palsy which also presents speech >> >>> > problems >> >>> > > in these cases. >> >>> > > >> >>> > > Access is difficult for folks with disabilities, and my goal >> is >> >>> > to >> >>> > > collaborate with others to create open source versions of some >> >>> > very >> >>> > > expensive propriety software systems. >> >>> > > >> >>> > > Could you send a video of you using your setup so I can >> >>> > visualize it? >> >>> > > >> >>> > > Thanks! >> >>> > > Will >> >>> > > >> >>> > > On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 9:06 AM Eric Johansson <e...@eggo.org >> >>> > <mailto:e...@eggo.org> >> >>> > > <mailto:e...@eggo.org <mailto:e...@eggo.org>>> wrote: >> >>> > > >> >>> > > Welcome to the list. I joined because I am disabled and >> >>> > > unfortunately the accessibility models currently available >> >>> > do not >> >>> > > help me in the slightest. I was hoping to find the time to >> >>> > serve >> >>> > > my own needs which I know would serve the needs of other >> >>> > people >> >>> > > like myself with upper extremities disabilities and >> dependent >> >>> > on >> >>> > > speech recognition. >> >>> > > >> >>> > > Best laid plans etc cetera. :-) >> >>> > > >> >>> > > Here's where I'm at and I could use some help. >> >>> > > >> >>> > > the only really useful speech recognition environment >> right >> >>> > now is >> >>> > > nuances naturally speaking followed closely by Microsoft. >> >>> > > obviously the main problem is they only run on Windows. >> >>> > > >> >>> > > I have set up a prototype of a working environment where I >> >>> > run >> >>> > > Windows as a virtual machine dedicated solely to speech >> >>> > > recognition. Then I have a bridge which transfers key >> codes >> >>> > or >> >>> > > other types of speech events over to Linux from windows. >> >>> > Right >> >>> > > now, I've been somewhat successful with injecting speech >> >>> > generated >> >>> > > characters into Linux applications. I'm working on the >> next >> >>> > > generation now and running into problems with uinput. as >> >>> > soon as >> >>> > > i fix those problems, using the community developed macro >> >>> > > environment, we will have a reasonably useful speech >> >>> > recognition >> >>> > > system driving Linux. >> >>> > > >> >>> > > What I mean by reasonably useful is that I can drive >> emacs, >> >>> > write >> >>> > > prose and a bit of code. With any luck, that would only >> be a >> >>> > > stone's throw away from being able to execute code on the >> >>> > Linux >> >>> > > side as a result of interpreting a grammar on the Windows >> >>> > side. >> >>> > > The remote execution capability would put us on a parity >> with >> >>> > > what's available on Windows. >> >>> > > >> >>> > > Anyway, if you'd like to help, I would welcome assistance. >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > On May 29, 2015 8:29 AM, William Best >> >>> > <standard7...@gmail.com <mailto:standard7...@gmail.com> >> >>> > > <mailto:standard7...@gmail.com >> >>> > <mailto:standard7...@gmail.com>>> wrote: >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > Hello, >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > My name is William Best. I am not sure if this is the >> >>> > right >> >>> > > group to join >> >>> > > > for how I would like to contribute. >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > My passion/career involves helping people with >> >>> > developmental >> >>> > > disabilities >> >>> > > > get better access to technology. Over the past year or >> so, >> >>> > I >> >>> > > have been >> >>> > > > experimenting with different Linux distributions to come >> >>> > up with a >> >>> > > > low-cost, stable, and robust solution for the disabled >> >>> > people I >> >>> > > work with. >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > My goal is to help get features/apps that would help >> >>> > disabled >> >>> > > people access >> >>> > > > technology in a better way. >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > Let me know if I am in the right group for this. >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > Thanks! >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > > _______________________________________________ >> >>> > > gnome-accessibility-list mailing list >> >>> > > gnome-accessibility-list@gnome.org >> >>> > <mailto:gnome-accessibility-list@gnome.org> >> >>> > > >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list >> >>> > >> >>> > _______________________________________________ >> >>> > gnome-accessibility-list mailing list >> >>> > gnome-accessibility-list@gnome.org >> >>> > <mailto:gnome-accessibility-list@gnome.org> >> >>> > >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list >> >>> > >> >>> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > gnome-accessibility-list mailing list >> > gnome-accessibility-list@gnome.org >> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-accessibility-list mailing list > gnome-accessibility-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list > >
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