[Hudlug] meeting on july 4th

[Tim Schofield]

Michael,

To start with you might want to try http://www.oralux.org/.

It is based on knoppix, but is aimed at the visualy impaired.

Thanks
Tim


> -----Original Message-----
> From: MICHAEL WEAVER [mailto:michaelweaver1 at btinternet.com] 
> Sent: 24 June 2005 19:12
> To: HudLUG - Huddersfield Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [Hudlug] meeting on july 4th
> 
> 
> Hi tim!
> Thanks for your message.
> When I started my postings to the mailinglist yesterday, they 
> didn't seem to 
> appear even though I have broadband.
> It is only looking at my recent emails just this few minutes 
> ago that I have 
> got your reply and from a couple of others.
> A mate of mine who I knew from Worcester, Andrew Hodgson 
> suggested I maybe 
> look at something like Ubunchu although he says it provides a 
> lot more than 
> is needed for most people. He also suggested Debian although 
> I have made him 
> aware that I don't have a hardware synthesiser which is one 
> problem with 
> installing Linux without sighted assistance.
> Dad offered to bring me to my first LUG meeting if I needed 
> transport, 
> assuming this July the 4th meeting which I have read on the 
> Hudlug site is 
> on.
> Unfortunately I did manage to contact Bhavin Patel only he 
> didn't seem to 
> know about it which is a slight problem so I still don't know 
> who has this 
> information.
> I am thinking of maybe eventually buying a Braille Display 
> only I have to 
> talk to Blind Technology suppliers to find out what they 
> would recommend and 
> this route is quite expensive.
> I did have a hardware synthesiser but I lost the serial 
> connector for my 
> Apolo2 Synth and it is not at my flat where I live.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tim Schofield" <Tim.Schofield at auroramarble.co.uk>
> To: "HudLUG - Huddersfield Linux User Group" 
> <hudlug at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 12:20 PM
> Subject: RE: [Hudlug] meeting on july 4th
> 
> 
> Michael,
> 
> Other people here will be able to assist you with info on the 
> meetings, but 
> I have had experience setting up gnopernicus, for a visually 
> impaired friend 
> of mine, and would be happy to give any help, if you need it.
> 
> Thanks
> Tim Schofield
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MICHAEL WEAVER [mailto:michaelweaver1 at btinternet.com]
> > Sent: 23 June 2005 11:56
> > To: hudlug at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > Subject: [Hudlug] meeting on july 4th
> >
> >
> > Hi!
> > I am a newby to Linux and to this mailinglist and to the lug in 
> > general. I have been trying to get in touch with Vox Bar about the 
> > forthcoming meeting only nobody appears to be taking calls 
> because the
> > phone just rings
> > without being answered.
> > I am trying to enquire about the meetings, costs for
> > attending etc and to
> > confirm a time because my father offered to bring me to the
> > first meeting if
> > I was interested because I am Visually Impaired and need some
> > advice as to
> > where to go as to get started using Linux.
> > I know about the access software, Speakup, Emacspeak, Brailettry and
> > Gnopernicus which is the only graphical screenreader as KDE
> > isn't supported
> > by speech as yet, (sorry about my spellings of the last two
> > pieces of access
> > technology) and I have read information about Linux but am in
> > the dark as to
> > where to start, what distribution I should use and maybe
> > trying to get
> > information about my computer to find out if it will run
> > under Linux. A friend of mine who is a member of the Hereford
> > Lug who used to go to the
> > same Blind School in Worcester as me suggested I ran Ubunchu with
> > Gnopernicus as I don't have a Braille display and don't have
> > my hardware
> > synthesiser at my flat as have lost my connector for it which
> > plugs into the
> > serial port at the back.
> > Could anyone possibly email me back or call me with some
> > useful information? 53 Roundwood Avenue Dalton Huddersfield
> > HD5 9YQ tel 01484 311939 Mobile 07976222425
> >
> >
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