jareds

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   by jareds 14y ago

   I haven't used Clojure yet although have been meaning to give it a try at some point. indentation is the reason I've never seriously looked at Python, although I know there are blind programmers who use it effectively. What matters more to
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   by jareds 14y ago

   I was born blind so have never known any different and have always done everything on the computer with speech and brail. From talking to people who have lost their vision later in life it generally seems the older you are when you lose you
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   by jareds 14y ago

   As a totally blind software developer everything he has in the article is accurate. There are two things he did not do though which I do on a regular basis and assume most other blind users do as well. First is using the feature of screen r
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   by jareds 14y ago

   Although this is good news am I correct in assuming the boot loader is still closed source? I was hoping that this would enable an official OpenBSD port but if the boot loader is still closed source this probably won't happen.
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   by jareds 14y ago

   Thanks to both of you for your descriptions.
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   by jareds 14y ago

   Could someone please describe this graph in detail? Unfortunately there are no numbers to go along with it which is challenging for those like me who are totally blind.
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   by jareds 14y ago

   I’d be much more willing to spend $99 on a Google tablet then $99 on another cheap Chinese tablet. I bought a Novo 7 several months ago to test out the accessibility of Android verses iOS as a blind user. Since it was Android somewhat modif
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   by jareds 14y ago

   As someone who’s been blind since birth this is the most conflicted I’ve ever been about wanting to be an early adopter or beta tester.
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   by jareds 14y ago

   I used incorrect terminology. With the on screen keyboard I am able to drag a finger around until I hear the letter I want announced, then with another finger tap the top half of the screen to enter that letter. It is much more efficient th
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    by jareds 14y ago

    I’ve been using Fleksy for about five days now. As a totally blind iPhone user this app has some promise and some major flaws. The first issue is the fact that the app takes at least 30 seconds to load on my iPhone 4 if you haven’t used it
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    by jareds 14y ago

    In order to get the actual text out of the app into an email, sms, or onto the clipboard you need to buy a $4.99 in app purchase.
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    by jareds 14y ago

    There is no way to turn off the voice. This app is primarily designed for visually impaired people who need that feedback.