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Al Gilman <[log in to unmask]>
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BLIND-DEV: Development of Adaptive Hardware & Software for the Blind/VI" <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 26 Jun 1997 08:24:22 -0400
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to follow up on what Sean Burke said:

> But I'm curious, what are the accessbility issues for folks using Braille
> displays pads to browse the Web?  Not having firsthand experience with
> either access method (voice or braille), I'd assume that using a Braille pad
> and Lynx with numbered links) would be less troublesome than a whole
> screenreader setup (assuming you have such a display, and know Braille), but
> I assume there must be unique problems I can't foresee.
>

A good primer is

   Linkname: Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx and braille
        URL: http://www.flora.org/lynx-dev/html/month0597/msg00622.html

Jason Wolf is thinking about doing CSS examples to explain life
with Braille to the Web Accessibility Initiative.  He could use a
good programmer-partner on this task.

See

http://www.access.digex.net/%7Easgilman/web-access/jason_on_braille.txt

for some notes he wrote which I have found most instructive.

--
Al Gilman

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