Orca: an open source scriptable screen reader

Posted by: CynthiaL on September 29th, 2008

Orca is an open source scriptable screen reader. The development of Orca has been led by the Accessibility Program Office of Sun Microsystems, Inc. with contributions from many community members. For more information and to download Orca, see http://live.gnome.org/Orca.
Using various combinations of speech, braille, and magnification, Orca is designed to work with applications and [...]

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Accessible Computer Hardware & Software

Posted by: Web Diva on May 5th, 2008

Access Technology Tips from the National Federation of the Blind
Apple® Accessibility Features Vision built into all Macintosh computers provides adjustable keyboard, an ergonomic mouse, CloseView screen magnification software, Easy Access system software (StickyKeys, SlowKeys, MouseKeys), electronic documentation, key-repeat disable, text-to-speech synthesis and voice recognition (PlainTalk), sticky mouse, and visual alert cues. The VoiceOver spoken English [...]

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Speech Resources

Posted by: Web Diva on May 5th, 2008

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Apple® Accessibility Features Vision built into all Macintosh computers provides adjustable keyboard, an ergonomic mouse, CloseView screen magnification software, Easy Access system software (StickyKeys, SlowKeys, MouseKeys), electronic documentation, key-repeat disable, text-to-speech synthesis and voice recognition (PlainTalk), sticky mouse, and visual alert cues. The VoiceOver spoken English interface for Mac OS X is [...]

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Computer Aids

Posted by: Web Diva on April 28th, 2008

DIMENET "DIMENET is a national computer networking system that is accessible at multiple locations and provides access for communications and information sharing among individuals involved in the disability rights and independent living movements."
Enabling Technologies sells the Romeo and Juliet braille printers among other items.
Ergoboard ArmRest helps prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and other Repetitive Strain Injuries
Esmerel’s [...]

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International Disability: United Kingdom

Posted by: Web Diva on April 17th, 2008

Accessibility: CHI 2001 and Beyond, Ariadne Issue 28
Action for Dystonia, Diagnosis, Education & Research (ADDER)
Artsline provides information on all the arts and leisure services available, both as audience or participants. The Artsline database provides updated data on the access to the arts and leisure venues and pursuits in the capital city of London. See their [...]

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International Disability: Sweden

Posted by: Web Diva on April 17th, 2008

Independent Living Institute full-text virtual library on Independent Living and related subjects
Index Braille
Nordic Cooperation on Disability (NSH) NSH initiates and manages the cooperation at the Nordic level between the various players in the disability sphere. NSH also functions as the secretariat for the Nordic Council on Disability Policy. [in English, Finnish, and Scandanavian]
Provision of Assistive [...]

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