Remixing Linux for blind and visually impaired users: Remixing Linux for blind and visually impaired users Vojtech Polasek Tue, 09/13/2022 – 03:00 When I was around 5 years old, my father brought home our first computer. From that moment on, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in computers. I haven’t stopped hanging around …
South Africa in the news: Court rules Copyright Act unconstitutional for limiting the visually impaired from accessing books: The high court ruling enabled blind people in South Africa to now access all written works and convert them into accessible reading formats without the consent of copyright holders.: “South Africa” – BingNews Brazil’s Health Minister Tests …
The pandemic is undermining visually impaired people’s independence – here’s how to fix this: The pandemic is affecting everyone, but it has been particularly tough for visually impaired people. A report by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) notes that two-thirds of visually impaired individuals feel they have become less independent since the …
DAISY: A Linux-compatible text format for the visually impaired: If you’re blind or visually impaired like I am, you usually require various levels of hardware or software to do things that people who can see take for granted. One among these is specialized formats for reading print books: Braille (if you know how to read …
Facebook Plans to Improve Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users – Yahoo News snippet curated by www.Free-Mail.co.za as being relevant to ‘Facebook’. Odds are you've checked your Facebook account in the last few hours. Odds are even pretty good that you have Facebook open on your desktop or smartphone at this very moment. In its 11+ …