University Radio Software

[Samuel Wilkins]

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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On Behalf Of Eric Oyen
Sent: 03 October 2010 09:58
To: Linux for blind general discussion
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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