[access-uk] Re: Freedom box

  • From: "Vince Thacker" <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 15:56:13 +0100

Hi Donna,
Briefly, FreedomBox is a system for blind people that has its own text-based interface, and comes with its own speech program, System Access, which acts pretty much as a screen reader.


Elements of the system include instant messenger, audio-described films, e-mail client, weather, TV listings (and yes they do include the UK) , and - pretty good this - a way of making a CD or memory stick with parts of the system on it so you can plug into anyones else's PC and still have speech.

You have to pay annual fees to get all the facilities, but there is a one-off payment of £25 to get some of it.

More info from
http://www.freedombox.info/

There was a demo of the system on BlindCoolTech podcast a few months ago. The feed for BlindCooltech is:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/blindcooltech


There's a month-long demo you can download - fun to play with if nothing else, and it might be just the thing to give people confidence in using the PC.

Vince.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Waring" <donna@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Access-UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 3:06 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Freedom box



What is this and what does it do?

Donna
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