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Thanks Lloyd. I have directed him to FS and he does have a Jaws demo to
work with as well as a window Eyes and Thunder demo. I've seen the Blind
Programming listserv but I thought they used to have a web site as well.
That seems to have gone by the boards. Thanks for your help. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: writing speech-friendly programs
> The Blind Programming listserv is now at
> [log in to unmask] . It is a high-traffic list which
> sometimes has really good information.
>
> The general advice for Windows is to use standard Windows controls rather
> than custom controls. There are ways to work around this to some extent.
> I
> know that GW Micro has some information for programmers on their website;
> I
> suspect that Freedom Scientific would, also. A developer can download and
> run a demo of a screen reader, although he will need some coaching on how
> best to evaluate the results.
> 73,
> Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, Maryland
> Home: http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> Work: http://www.loc.gov/nls
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 7:07 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: writing speech-friendly programs
>>
>> As some of you have seen, I'm working with Elecraft to come up with an
>> access program to use with the K3 and possibly other Elecraft rigs.
>>
>> I'd like to know of a good source of information for writing good
>> accessible
>> programs. Apparently blindprogramming.com is no longer around. I'm not
>> a
>> programmer and the guy writing the code doesn't know much about screen
>> readers yet although I suspect he's learning quickly.
>>
>> Any suggestions apreciated. Lou WA3MIX
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