Thread Subject: Re: Some commentson theSpreadsheet (excel/html)

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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Sun, Jan 21 2007 10:50 PM


Hi David Answers below marked GVGV:



> GV: We did create an audible method for locating buttons on

> a screen. But it only worked with a portion of people who

> were blind

> and is not recommended. It doesn't work across people who are

> blind, it is unreliable, and it only works on screens with a small

> number of items on it. Vibratory would have the same

> problems. So,

> yes, theoretically some could use this but no, you couldn't

> use this as a general approach for access to touchscreens by

> people who are blind.

>

>

>

> dp: how can I find out more about this and more details about

> the approach used?



GVGV: Give me a call. This was in the 1990s. it was early EZ access
stuff. We called it 'talking fingertip"

Curtis might remember it.


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