[vicsireland] Re: NVDA Drop-In morning -

  • From: Declan Meenagh <dmeenagh@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 19:49:42 +0100

Hi everyone,
This is a great idea,
If this happens after May, I would be able to help out, maybe demoing NVDA.


In solidarity,
Declan
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On 3 April 2014 08:40, Ronan McGuirk <ronan.p.mcguirk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Excellent idea. Free open source software can often be as good as, or
> sometimes better than, commercial software.
>
> I think this is a very good idea for VICS to take up.
> Ronan
> On 28/03/2014, Cearbhall O'Meadhra <omeadhrac@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > HI all,
> >
> > Just thinking about the commercial drive that makes Sight and Sound hold
> > this kind of open day. Naturally, NVDA does not feature as it has no
> > commercial value.
> >
> > What about VICS taking up the challenge of presenting open source tools
> > such
> > as NVDA, Firefox, JAVA, a selection of the best accessible, free apps for
> > iPhone and Android  and so on?
> >
> > That would be a useful role and there is no other way to promote them
> that
> > I
> > know of.
> >
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Cearbhall
> >
> > M: 0833323487  t: (01) 2864623  em: omeadhrac@xxxxxxx
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [vicsireland] Sight And Sound Drop-In morning - Thursday 10th
> > April, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > NCBI are hosting an informal drop-in session with Sight and Sound LTD at
> > our
> > Rehabilitation Training centre at the rear of our Head Office on
> Whitworth
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> > ________________________________________________________
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> > Stuart Lawler
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