I too have used this solution on one occasion.
> This may seem an extreme answer but I know that some students at Stirling
> University are using the Jaws Screenreading Software (which is
> specifically designed for a Blind person to use a computer system) to
> assist in combatting this problem. Jaws uses a software synthesiser to
> speak all actions and this therefore enables the user to work with the
> monitor turned off. Paul Amery at Stirling University would be a good
> contact to discuss this approach with.
>
> Regards
> Mervyn Robertson
> http://www.sightandsound.co.uk
>
> On Tuesday, October 13, 1998 11:42 AM, Linda Cattanach
> [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote:
> > There is an epileptic student that has come to my attention who has
> > problems fitting when looking at computer screens. Does anyone know of
> > a special screen filter or some other invention designed to combat this
> > problem in epileptics?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Linda Cattanach
> > Assistant Student Welfare Adviser
> > Student Welfare Advice Service
> > The Robert Gordon University
> > Schoolhill
> > Aberdeen
> > Telephone: (01224) 262102
> > E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Steve Metcalfe
Head of Disability Access Resources and Technology
University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1482 440550 ext. 3300
Fax: +44 (0)1482 463531
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