hi Deon and all,
you might be interested to know that we have a freeware screen reader, in
Italian, which you can download from
www.winguido.it
it is a screen reader and a powerful tool for beginners.
you may contact its author for an English translation.
cheers
Antonio

----- Original Message -----
From: "Deon Toerien" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 8:14 AM
Subject: Open Source Screen Reader for Windows


> Hi,
>
> I have an open source sreen reader project (in it's infant stages), that
I'd
> like to expose to the group.  My reason for developing this is that in
South
> Africa (where I'm located) screen readers cost about $2500 - $2800, which
> amounts to up to R20 000.  A lot for a sole bread-winner.  I then started
to
> develop this screen reader for my sight disabled wife, and decided that
it's
> time to force the "big guns" to bring down their prices by given a cheap
> (free) alternative, that doesn't necessarily work as well, but is enough
to
> get by.  More developers working on this could sort out some of the bugs a
> lot quicker, and could also mean a more advanced application in a shorter
> time span.  Because I've gotta earn an income to sustain both myself and
my
> wife, I can't spend a lot of time on the development, but any comments (or
> help coding) the group can provide will be appreciated.
>
> So how do I expose the group to this open source project?
>
> Regards,
>
>  <<...OLE_Obj...>>
> Deon Toerien
> Consultant
> Genox
> Suite 2
> 1st Floor
> 80 Strand Street
> Cape Town
> 8000
> *+27 (021) 421 6616
> *+27 (021) 421 6617
> PS: I'm doing this in my private capacity (not as a employee of Genox),
but
> with the knowledge of Genox.