Thread Subject: Re: General Issues:Speechinterfacesandequivalent facilitation
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From: Fratkin, Mike
Date: Wed, Jan 10 2007 6:55 AM
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AT SSA we have a significant number of refreshable Braille users that
find Braille essential in navigating mainframe screens. Speech and
Braille go hand-in-hand and to exclude the capability when speech
engines are implemented would tend to diminish functionality
significantly for Braille users.
Mike Fratkin
SSA
[Allen wrote:]
Is refreshable braille support something we feel is a requirement?
I can waffle on this--but if I were deaf/blind I'd not waffle one bit.
Allen Hoffman
DHS Office on Accessible Systems & Technology
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