New documentation project for blind Linux users and all the others | Linux Today

New documentation project for blind Linux users and all the others

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 4, 2010

[ Thanks to M.
Fioretti
for this link. ]

“When he realized that custom documentation for Free
Software is needed for vision-impaired users, Tony Baechler offered
to launch a dedicated service. I asked Tony what exactly he hopes
to set up and how it should work.

“Tony: I would be happy to host audio tutorials and podcasts
that are relevant for the blind using Linux, for example with
Speakup or Orca. Provided that it somehow has to do with Linux and
the blind and doesn’t contain commercial advertising, I’m willing
to host it at http://audio.batsupport.com/ .

“Stop: Are you looking for recordings about specific
applications or functions, and if yes, which ones? Spam filtering,
using OpenOffice, Twitter or Facebook interfaces, programming
environments, music players…

“Tony: Any and all of the above are fine. So long as it runs on
Linux and the audio demonstrates how a blind person can use a
particular program or app, I have no problem hosting it.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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