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[senit] from the conference at CSUN

Steve Lee steve at fullmeasure.co.uk
Fri Mar 23 23:08:48 GMT 2007

Article: [senit] from the conference at CSUN

And your students can take it home to use on their own machines and
give copies to their friends.

On 3/23/07, Ira David Socol <socolira at msu.edu> wrote:
> It is an easy CD to build on your own from the download sites, and it would
> be worth creating a download file on your own website providing direct
> linking. When you consider what you can do with these programs combined with
> Google tools (docs, notebook, gmail, calendar) - which could become your own
> school's full-powered, fully accessible email and study support system...
> well, there are some great opportunities.
>
> Ira Socol
>
> Steve Lee writes:
>
> > These Mozilla Live CDs are proving extremely popular with visitors and
> > I sadly doubt that there will be any left for me to bring back to UK.
> >
> > To fill in a few details, Charles has created a CD of software that
> > autoruns without any installation on Windows. Installers are provided
> > for Mac and Linux. Apart from making it easy to try this software the
> > CD can be used to access the web via a screen reader on any Windows PC
> > which does not have a screen reader already installed.
> >
> > The spoken start menu allows launching of the following software and
> > also contains tutorials and documentation on Mozilla's Open Source
> > Accessibility and Assistive technology activities.
> >
> > * Firefox - the web browser with many accessibility features including
> > high visibility themes
> > * FireVox - the screen reader add-on to Firefox giving access to both
> > browser and the web.
> > * CLiCk, Speak - the add-on that speaks and highlights the web under
> > user direction
> > * NVDA - the open source windows screen reader.
> >
> > FireVox includes support for the very latest W3C standard that enables
> > screen readers to work more effectively with the proliferating Web 2.0
> > and Ajax websites (like gmail). A demonstration is included on the CD.
> >
> > We've had at least one visitor delighted that there is no charge for
> > this quality software.
> >
> > NVDA is also proving popular and the author Mick Curran is in much
> > demand. Mick uses it himself so NVDA can claim to be the screen reader
> > used to develop itself.
> >
> > For more information and downloads see these sites.
> >
> > www.accessfirefox.com
> > www.firevox.clcworld.net
> > www.clickspeak.clcworld.net
> > www.nvda-project.org/
> >
> > Enjoy
> >
> > --
> > Steve Lee
> > www.fullmeasure.co.uk
> > www.oatsoft.org
> > www.schoolforge.org.uk
> >
> >
> > On 3/23/07, Richard Walter <richardwalter at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >> Ira David Socol wrote:
> >> > Once again, I'll update you as I can from the CSUN International
> >> > Conference on  Technology and Persons with Disabilities at
> >> > http://speedchange.blogspot.com/
> >> > I hope some find it useful.
> >> > Ira Socol
> >> > Special Education Technology Scholar
> >> > CEPSE
> >> > College of Education
> >> > Michigan State University
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> There are some interesting things on
> >> the conference report.
> >>
> >> The new speech add on to Firefox to
> >> replace the old one which didn't
> >> work on the newer version looks good.
> >>
> >> http://speedchange.blogspot.com/2007/03/csun-2007click-speak.html
> >>
> >> and there are some thoughtful
> >> discussions on the nature of
> >> literacy and the role of assistive
> >> technology
> >>
> >> Richard Walter
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> Ira Socol
> Special Education Technology Scholar
> CEPSE
> College of Education
> Michigan State University
>
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>
>
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-- 
Steve Lee
www.fullmeasure.co.uk
www.oatsoft.org
www.schoolforge.org.uk


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