Hi Jeff,
I had a look at your site. I have a number of points.
1. I was interested in your requirement for a small (4 or 5 inch)
screen, despite your visual impairment. Did you say "contrast" was
important? (I think there was a typo.) Was this just for CCTV display,
or also for reading text out the computer?
2. For the latter, i.e. for reading text out the computer, you might be
interested in a display which allows different colour combinations,
fonts and character sizes. You should try WordAloud. It has a word-at-
a-time display which can be synchronised with speech or you can run
silently. Download a free evaluation copy from:
http://www.cloudworld.co.uk
The display is suitable for small screens. You can magnify the text
until longer words fill the whole width of the screen. And the product
is relatively cheap at $44.95 in comparison to screen readers.
3. You mentioned that the Palm (3c?) screen was OK. Have you tried any
iPAQ models? I've tried a couple of the higher range models, and the
screen seems very clear to me.
4. The problem for visually impaired people with all these palmtops is
not just the small display but also the input. How do you input text
yourself? Do you have any special device?
Regards,
John
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In message <[log in to unmask]>, Jeff Cobner
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>I would like to show you guys my website of home made low vision and
>wheelchair related stuff at wheelchairmodifications.org feel free to ask me
>any questioons.
>
>I subscribed to your list so that I may post and possibility help others. I
>have a muscular disease called MARFANS spelled M A R F A N S. It effects the
>connective tissue in your body.
>
>I am legally blind and use an electric wheelchair to get around. I am in my
>3rd year at a local community college to get a degree in Business
>Administration and in the mean time I have had some time to tinker around. I
>used my shop skills I learned about 10 years ago and created things to help
>me out in daily life. I posted them to a website wheelchairmodifications.org
>, hoping others can find or see them and use them. I have several articles on
>turning a baby monitor or security camera into a home made CCTV for reading
>small print in addition to doing so on a palm pilot, I have found some hacks
>to make the palm pilot I use easier to read, I've made modifications to my
>wheelchair to adapt the power from its batteries to power my inventions as
>well as a house hold heating pad for my joint pain and installed bright 55
>watt halogen lamps so I can see where I am going at night or in dark areas in
>buildings (they work well as a guide for going through doors), as well as
>receive other donations from others who have done things to their wheelchairs
>to make them better. I even have a right angle adapter for the Jordy 1 I made
>from a piece of aluminum and a prism.
>
>I manage to take care of myself, I live alone in an apartment in the city, I
>use paratransit to get around, work part time. The college I attend is well
>equipped with JFW and Kurzweil 3000 as well as a color and B&W CCTVs. I have
>a portable one I built that is power off my wheelchair, so I can use it in
>class or anywhere, it only cost around 300 bucks in parts.
>
>I hope you don't mind me posting this, feel free to ask me any questions at
>[log in to unmask] I have had this info posted on my website for a year now
>and received little to no response. I am not selling anything, but I want to
>help others as we now some disability items are not that affordable.
>I am thinking about quitting my website and thought maybe the lists are a
>last resort to see if anyone is interested in this type of info being on the
>web.
>
>Thanks for reading
>
>jeff cobner
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