University Radio Software

[Eric Oyen]

there probably are, but anything involving a touchscreen is going to be rather difficult for a blind person to use, unless the software is setup similar to what voiceover does in OS X on touchscreen devices (gives audio feedback of what is highlighted and then use of gestures to complete the action). 

I don't see anything like that for linux yet. my experience with touchscreens comes from the local grocery (they went ALL touchscreen about a year ago and I find myself unable to use them at all.). their system is windows based, has no audio feedback of a tactile action, etc. not usable at all.
now, since the software appears to have a command line ability, there may be a way to issue commands to answer specific calls, place them on hold, etc. I am not that familiar with your software package to even guess at its capabilities.

-Eric


On Oct 3, 2010, at 8:22 AM, Samuel Wilkins wrote:

> Hello Erick, I thought there were phone in systems that would work with the
> Linux command line interface and were computer controlled. 
> 
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> Subject: Re: University Radio Software
> 
> well,
> unless you have a tactile template for that touchscreen (or some verbal
> feedback of what is under your finger when you contact the screen) you are
> out of luck.
> 
> as for speech packages for linux, they are free. there is orca (which is
> designed to work under gnome). in fact, there several distributions designed
> for the blind in mind.
> 
> command line interfaces are probably the easiest to work in for the blind (I
> should know, I am and I do). 
> A google search will turn up a large number of hits for the search term
> "linux for the blind". I hate to have to point you there, but as I have
> learned, google is your friend. 
> 
> as for supporting a doubletalk LT Synthesizer? I think there may be support
> for most of the older speech and braille hardware even in most modern
> distributions. I haven't run across that specific unit in almost a decade.
> these days, speech synthesis can be done with an ordinary dsp sound card. 
> 
> I would check here first:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_screen_readers
> 
> -Eric
> 
> On Oct 3, 2010, at 1:36 AM, Samuel Wilkins wrote:
> 
>> Hello there, I will be helping on my university’s radio station. However,
> their music
>> broadcasting software only works in Linux. Could you please tell me what
> screen readers
>> for Linux are available, how much they cost, and whether they would
> support a doubletalk
>> LT synthesizer. I have spoken to the station manager and he thinks that
> the software
>> could be run through the command line interface, as I believe that is the
> only way
>> to use Linux, as they do not use the Gnome interface. Could you please
> tell me if
>> this is true. The software they developed is a bespoke piece of software
> developed by the university, and they are happy to make any modifications.
> Finally, I am hoping to allow people to phone into the show I will
>> be presenting. However, the station manager has told me that the system
> they will
>> be receiving is touch screen. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what
> I could
>> do and if there are any systems that I could use? I am asking these
> questions because
>> the station manager wants me to tell him exactly what I am going to need.
> So, I’m
>> going to send him a preliminary list of what is required, so he can
> discuss with
>> the student union what they can do. Thank you in advance.
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Eric Oyen - N7ZZT
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