Just to add to this a bit.
If you are visually impaired, Oreilly will give you an ascii version of
any of their books free.
On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Steven Whatley wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> First off, I am not trying to spam this group. I know better than that.
> But, I do want to pass on some info that may help others.
>
> I have noticed in the past few years that I'm finding it harder to read
> printed paper books. Well, 3 detatached retina surgeries in the past four
> years has partly contributed to this delima. Just the thought of curling
> up to book on Palm Programming and reading by firelight doesn't appeal to
> me.
>
> Last month I was looking for an O'Reilly book on PalmOS programming. I
> saw where you can subscribe a service that allows you to read the books
> online through your web browser. I didn't pay much attention to it but it
> did peak my curiosity. Well, Tongiht, I looked into it further.
>
> BTW, the site is: http://safari.oreilly.com/
>
> The more I looked into the details the more interesting the concept
> sounded. I'm not going get into detailed pricing but the service does
> start at $10 a month. At your subscription level, you are alocated
> a certain number of bookshelf slots. You can change out books every 30
> days. Just, check out the site or ask me for me more details.
>
> So, what does this have to do with being visually impaired? It is simply
> the fact that the books ARE accessible via your web browser! You can read
> books the same way as you normally surf the Net. So instead of messing
> with printed copies, handheld magifiers, CCTVs, etc., you can use
> ZoomText, Matrox PixelTOUCH, JAWS, or whatever program you are confortable
> with to help you read these books.
>
> Again, please don't think I am spamming. I feel this is going to really
> help me technically because I now have easier access to the books I need
> to reference on my job and my hobbies at home. I am sure there are other
> services that do the same thing that are equally good. I really haven't
> looked around. I thought I would pass the info if anyone is interested.
>
> BTW, does anyone here use on-line book services like this? I'd appreciate
> your feedback.
>
> Thanks,
> Steven
>
>
> VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List.
> To join or leave the list, send a message to
> [log in to unmask] In the body of the message, simply type
> "subscribe vicug-l" or "unsubscribe vicug-l" without the quotations.
> VICUG-L is archived on the World Wide Web at
> http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html
>
>
>
--
Blue skies.
Dan Rossi
Carnegie Mellon University.
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel: (412) 268-9081
VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List.
To join or leave the list, send a message to
[log in to unmask] In the body of the message, simply type
"subscribe vicug-l" or "unsubscribe vicug-l" without the quotations.
VICUG-L is archived on the World Wide Web at
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html
|