Hello All,
You might be interested to know that quite a number of visually impaired
physiotherapists are members of this list. We use either speech
synthesis and/or braille display devices to access the NET. It is of
great advantage to us seeing that many books, magaxines and and other
sources of hardcopy information are not accessible.
Our biggest "headache" however is websites that do not provide a "text"
version alongside the graphics environment.
Access technology for the visually impaired only makes use of text and
"screens" out all graphics for obvious reasons.
I personally am totally blind and find much of the discussion in this
list very interesting and informative.
Keep up the good work.
Christo.
Canterbury, England.
In message <[log in to unmask]>,
Upfield, Heather <[log in to unmask]> writes
>To add to this interesting discussion, I have an elderly aunt in her very
>late 80s who has recently done a computing course - word processing in
>particular - which was provided by Help the Aged Charity in her area
>(Bedford, England, UK). She is partially sighted, has never used a keyboard
>before, and as a result of this course she can now send letters to people,
>which she has not been able to do for years. Hopefully this service will be
>expanded to all areas.
>
>Heather Upfield
>
>Heather Upfield - Listowner PHYSIO Mailbase
>Department of Physiotherapy,
>Queen Margaret University College,
>Edinburgh, EH6 8HF, Scotland, UK
>Tel: +44 (0)131 317 3641, Fax: +44 (0)131 317 3815
>email: [log in to unmask]
>
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>> Subject: OLDER ADULTS & INTERNET
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Christo Thiardt
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