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Article #14739Re: Mac Tools for the Blind
From: clive
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1987 23:19
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1987 23:19
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in article <1520@bunker.UUCP>, wtm@bunker.UUCP says:
> Approved: wtm@bunker.UUCP
>
> Index Number: 0063
> Written-by: Dick Gage 10/21/86
>
>
> The only tool I know of that may have some applicatility is
> Smoothtalker from First Byte of Ca. It is a program that allows any text file
> to be spoken through the MAC's sound chips. The unfortunate thing is that it
> is mouse controlled. That may pose problems for the blind user.
>
> The program was not designed for the blind. It was designed to allow a user
> to hear his/her text.
>
> The MAC is a difficult machine for the blind due to its nature of mouse
> controlled I/O.
>
>
> Dick Gage
>
>
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!drutx!druhi!clive From: clive@druhi.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Mac Tools for the Blind Message-ID: <1698@druhi.UUCP> Date: Fri, 20-Feb-87 18:19:08 EST Article-I.D.: druhi.1698 Posted: Fri Feb 20 18:19:08 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 23-Feb-87 02:09:15 EST References: <1520@bunker.UUCP> Organization: resident visitor Lines: 26