Tony (UK) posted yesterday that he is updating his web site and will be
listing disability Freeware. Hurrah says I. There doesn't seem to be
a good list on the web right now.

What apps are useful for people with disabilities?

a few categories. . .

magnifiers
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf...hp#5.00Magnify

virtual keyboards:
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf...yboard:Virtual

mouse emulator (using joystick)
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf...nputdevicetool

hear a sound when you press a key
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf...arYourselfType

Program: Bifocal Notepad
Author: (Dennis Vanderspek)
Install: (n.i.)
W: LFW
Ware: (Freeware) v 1.0
http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1254

apps that can read aloud - can't think of any names ATM. . .

what else. . . apps? categories?

Susan
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Susan Bugher wrote in <(E-Mail Removed)>:

>what else. . . apps? categories?

<http://www.google.com/search?q=disability+freeware&num=100>
;-)

All the best
Bjorn

Multilingual talking clock...

http://www.lux-aeterna.com/clock/

ReadPlease, text reader...

http://www.readplease.com/english/readplease.php

hope help.....have fun......sno

Susan Bugher wrote:
>
> Tony (UK) posted yesterday that he is updating his web site and will be
> listing disability Freeware. Hurrah says I. There doesn't seem to be
> a good list on the web right now.
>
> What apps are useful for people with disabilities?
>
> a few categories. . .
>
> magnifiers
> http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf...hp#5.00Magnify
>
> virtual keyboards:
> http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf...yboard:Virtual
>
> mouse emulator (using joystick)
> http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf...nputdevicetool
>
> hear a sound when you press a key
> http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf...arYourselfType
>
> Program: Bifocal Notepad
> Author: (Dennis Vanderspek)
> Install: (n.i.)
> W: LFW
> Ware: (Freeware) v 1.0
> http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1254
>
> apps that can read aloud - can't think of any names ATM. . .
>
> what else. . . apps? categories?
>
> Susan
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Bjorn Simonsen wrote:

> Susan Bugher wrote in <(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
>>what else. . . apps? categories?
>
> <http://www.google.com/search?q=disability+freeware&num=100>
>
> ;-)
>
> All the best
> Bjorn

but, but, but. . . Google is *second-best*

This group knows about apps that Google never heard of or has forgetten.

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Susan Bugher wrote in <425ea8c9$(E-Mail Removed)>:

>>>what else. . . apps? categories?
>>
>> <http://www.google.com/search?q=disability+freeware&num=100>
>> ;-)

>but, but, but. . . Google is *second-best*
>
>This group knows about apps that Google never heard of or has forgetten.

I know. Just teasing. Can input much here but one site I have visited
from time to time for disability related links and info -
since...way back... is "CAMERA OBSCURA"
<http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/index.html>
with sections such as:
"Speech-Friendly Applications and Utilities"
<http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blind.html#soft>

All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen

sno wrote:

> Multilingual talking clock...
>
> http://www.lux-aeterna.com/clock/
>
> ReadPlease, text reader...
>
> http://www.readplease.com/english/readplease.php
>
> hope help.....have fun......sno

Yup. Thanks sno.

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Susan Bugher <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:425ea8c9$1_1
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> Bjorn Simonsen wrote:
>
>> Susan Bugher wrote in <(E-Mail Removed)>:
>>
>>>what else. . . apps? categories?
>>
>> <http://www.google.com/search?q=disability+freeware&num=100>
> >
>> ;-)
>>
>> All the best
>> Bjorn
>
> but, but, but. . . Google is *second-best*
>
> This group knows about apps that Google never heard of or has
forgetten.
>
> Susan

Susan,

Thanks for taking the time to make this statement. It's a never-ending
frustration to me when people come in here asking for help are are told
to look in Google. I've tried to include the fact that I have looked in
Google when I do post, and it just seems counterproductive to me that we
can't help first and offer alternatives next.

Or maybe it's just a reflection of some people's dependence on Google...

DITH

"Susan Bugher" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Tony (UK) posted yesterday that he is updating his web site and will be
> listing disability Freeware. Hurrah says I. There doesn't seem to be a
> good list on the web right now.
>
> What apps are useful for people with disabilities?
>
> a few categories. . .
>
> magnifiers

One freeware that can enhance pictures coming from a webcam:
www.portanum.com

"Vision software designed for the visually impaired:
With PortaNum software and a webcam connected to a laptop, people with
visual impairments can now :
read slides, whiteboards, etc.
improve visual comfort
save images on the PC
save notes while watching images on screen..."

just me wrote:

>>magnifiers
>
> One freeware that can enhance pictures coming from a webcam:
> www.portanum.com
>
> "Vision software designed for the visually impaired:
> With PortaNum software and a webcam connected to a laptop, people with
> visual impairments can now :
> read slides, whiteboards, etc.
> improve visual comfort
> save images on the PC
> save notes while watching images on screen..."

I spent much longer reading about that app than I meant to. It
apparently was originally developed for students (classroom use) but has
many other uses.

I was intrigued with the suggestion that it could be used for reading.
My aunt has a screen reader and she loves it. She can slide a letter,
newspager etc. under a monitor and view the magnified text on the
screen. With this app a webcam is used to capture the image that's shown
on the screen. The display can be adjusted to suit - there are *many*
options to make the display easier to read - it's not just magnification.

Wish I had a webcam so I could try it. . .

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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:08:15 -0400, Susan Bugher
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>just me wrote:
>
>>>magnifiers
>>
>> One freeware that can enhance pictures coming from a webcam:
>> www.portanum.com
>>

>
>Wish I had a webcam so I could try it. . .
>
>Susan
wish you did too i tried it and the magnifier didnt work or some of
the other settings.