I'd just like to add to Andrew's excellent advice.
Take a look at http://www.bcab.org.uk - The British Computer Association of the Blind. They are an excellent organisation who are in touch with blind computer professionals world-wide, and in fact well worth becoming a member of.
George Bell
Techno-Vision Systems Ltd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support
> staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson
> Sent: 03 February 2004 14:39
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A plea on behalf of a friend
>
> Pauline,
>
> OK, lets look at some resources. Firstly, I would very much
> recommend subscribing to the Speakup Linux mailing list for
> VI people. Although your query is not Linux related, there
> will be people on there that can give you some Solaris
> related information, although this at current is slightly
> limited as most of the work is being done in Linux as it is free.
>
> http://speech.linux-speakup.org/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>
> Currently your friend is connecting to the Solaris machine
> using JFW and a Windows application, I have though found it
> easier at times to install Linux onto a desktop machine, get
> an SSH client up and running and then SSH into the Solaris
> machine, as I get much better access through Speakup.
> Although you can do this on an inexpensive machine,
> unfortunately you will need to use a hardware synthesiser,
> which can be expensive to obtain and sometimes difficult, as
> most companies now are pushing the software synthesisers.
> There are software synthesisers under Linux, but these don't
> work with Speakup, and I would suggest that unless you have
> the system set up exactly correctly, you won't get far, and
> you will find access times much slower.
>
> Get back if you need more help,
> Andrew.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pauline McInnes
> Sent: 03 February 2004 14:04
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: A plea on behalf of a friend
>
> Dear All,
> I have a computer query that I would really appreciate some help with.
> I might as well be up front, this is not for a student but a
> totally blind friend of mine, in a work situation. He's been
> trying to resolve this for nearly a year now and still hasn't
> got anywhere and is receiving minimal support from his employers.
>
> He is a computer programmer and needs to use Unix Solaris
> Version eight.
> This is a totally new programme to him and he has managed to
> make JAWS work with this system via Wintegrate. However, he
> wants to know:
>
> 1. Is there a better way of doing this?
> 2. Does anyone know where a totally blind person might go to
> get some training on how to use Unix Solaris with JAWS, is
> there anyone that could provide one to one training?
>
> This really has got to desperation point, hence me e mailing
> this list, I suspect the only reason that he hasn't been laid
> off is that a charity organisation subsidises his wages.
>
> Many thanks in anticipation.
>
>
> Pauline McInnes
> Special Needs Co-ordinator
> Disability Team
> Student Services
> St Mary's Road
> Ealing
> London
> W5 5RF
> Tel: 0208 231 2058
>
>
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