On 2022-09-18, Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> wrote:
Hi curt, others.
On Sun, 18 Sep 2022, Curt wrote:
On 2022-09-17, Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> wrote:
On Sat, 17 Sep 2022 11:19:51 -0400 (EDT)
Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> wrote:
Hi, Karen. It is possible that he didn't know what a screen reader is,
or missed its significance. I didn't know what a screen reader is until
I looked it up just now.
It reads the screen, doesn't it, for the visually impaired? Screen
reader.
ahem, no.
https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision/using-technology/assistive-technology-products/screen-readers#:~:text=Screen%20readers%20are%20software%20programs,its%20applications%2C%20and%20the%20user.
I think yes, not no. Ahem, yes, but more than that, you might've said.
Screen readers are software programs that allow blind or visually impaired
users to read the text that is displayed on the computer screen with a speech
synthesizer or braille display.
At their best screen readers provide the equal of a monitor, not only
sharing screen content, but keystrokes, error messages, and the like.
Additionally, several populations benefit from them, those with
experiences like dyslexia and other conditions impacting how information
is processed by the brain. Further, individuals with dexterity issues,
paraplegics for example, use screen readers in combination with other
tools so they can control a device entirely via voice. Some experiencing
sight factors do the same control a machine with their voice, using the
screen reader to serve as the monitor.
I am not surprised the concept is new to Linux users. speaking
personally, Linux inclusion for populations who interact with technology
uniquely is quite reprehensible.
Kare
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