Too many blindness technology companies: Blind people need dumbed down, simple technology that they've used for 20+ years and need everything to look like either DOS or Windows, and they format documents like they do in Microsoft Word. Also we're stuck on Android cause we're tired of making our own apps for MSN Messenger and AIM and all that fangled new Inter Net stuff.
Meanwhile:
People on the BT Speak email list: I'm enjoying writing in Markdown!
On a Linux computer with a Braille input keyboard that's a Raspberry Pi with 8 GB RAM and both a traditional mode and Linux desktop mode, with real Firefox, Thunderbird, and any other Linux program that works on Debian.
Okay so I know this isn't much. But I'm serious when I say, I think this company, @BlazieTech is making Linux, and some Linux concepts, a lot more mainstream as far as the blind community. I mean, navigating Markdown headings? Only Ulysses for Mac and iOS, and Emacs, could do that before, oh and Word with an addon. When they get Braille support going, or release a Braille model, I'm getting one.
Also did I mention this is an actual general-purpose computer? I was just struck by that yesterday, and then boom people were just, picking up Markdown! Now I think it's just a matter of time before we get link support, and writing Markdown in emails, which I'm sure would take a bit of linking programs together. A Markdown verifyer to be sure the typed Markdown is good for HTML conversion, maybe a optional linter for fixing stuff like headings without a space after the number signs, and Pandoc to convert before sending through SMPT or whatever. Not sure what can be done in desktop mode though. Anyway, exciting stuff!
#accessibility #blind #notetakers #btspeak
