From ebd1653fa4328378efa901c0d3113af5379c5231 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sparks Date: Aug 20 2009 04:53:11 +0000 Subject: Fixed DocBook markup git-svn-id: file:///svn/accessibility-guide@6 fbfb07e6-dbe6-4c70-89d6-8d9c54e8e57d --- diff --git a/en_US/BRLTTY.xml b/en_US/BRLTTY.xml index 51e7821..d3ebd28 100644 --- a/en_US/BRLTTY.xml +++ b/en_US/BRLTTY.xml @@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ ]> Using BRLTTY with Fedora - BRLTTY provides access to the Linux command line for blind people using refreshable braille displays. The tool provides complete screen review functionality and minimal speech capability. BRLTTY has been tested by Red Hat Inc. and is available in Fedora repositories in RPM format. For information and documentation on BRLTTY, visit the following link: http://mielke.cc/brltty/ + BRLTTY provides access to the Linux command line for blind people using refreshable braille displays. The tool provides complete screen review functionality and minimal speech capability. BRLTTY has been tested by Red Hat Inc. and is available in Fedora repositories in RPM format. For information and documentation on BRLTTY, visit the following link: diff --git a/en_US/Emacspeak.xml b/en_US/Emacspeak.xml index 1cc4203..8ab4785 100644 --- a/en_US/Emacspeak.xml +++ b/en_US/Emacspeak.xml @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Using Emacspeak with Fedora Emacspeak is a speech interface that allows visually impaired users to interact independently and efficiently with the computer. Emacspeak has dramatically changed how the author and hundreds of blind and visually impaired users around the world interact with the personal computer and the Internet. A rich suite of task-oriented speech-enabled tools provides efficient speech-enabled access to the evolving semantic WWW. When combined with Linux running on low-cost PC hardware, Emacspeak/Linux provides a reliable, stable speech-friendly solution that opens up the Internet to visually impaired users around the world. - Before using Emacspeak, you should familiarize yourself with some documentation. Start with "A Gentle Introduction to Emacspeak" by Gary Lawrence Murphy, which is available online at: http://tldp.org/LDP/espk-ug/html/index.html - The Emacspeak HOWTO written by Jim Van Zandt is also a very good resource, although the document is limited to the Slackware distribution. The Emascspeak HOWTO is available online at: http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware-3.3/docs/Emacspeak-HOWTO + Before using Emacspeak, you should familiarize yourself with some documentation. Start with "A Gentle Introduction to Emacspeak" by Gary Lawrence Murphy, which is available online at: + The Emacspeak HOWTO written by Jim Van Zandt is also a very good resource, although the document is limited to the Slackware distribution. The Emascspeak HOWTO is available online at:
Reading news using Fedora and Emacspeak Gnus is the news reader included with Emacspeak. Gnus gets the appropriate data from the ~/.newsrc file in the user's home directory. To post and read news through Emacspeak, refer to http://www.gnus.org/ for manuals, tutorials, HOWTOs, and more. To start Gnus, type the following command. Note that "M-x" means to hold down the [Meta] key (often labeled [Alt]) while simultaneously pressing the [x] key: M-x gnus @@ -17,21 +17,21 @@ The easiest tool to use is RMAIL. To send a message using RMAIL, type the following command. Note that "C-x" means to hold down the [Ctrl] key while simultaneously pressing the [x] key: C-x m Fill in the To: and Subject: fields. Put the body of the message below the line that reads -text follows this line-. You can send the message when you are finished by typing: C-c C-c To read a message using RMAIL type: M-x rmail - For more information on using RMAIL visit: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Rmail.html + For more information on using RMAIL visit:
Using Emacspeak to execute Linux shell commands You do not have to leave Emacspeak to execute a Linux command. To execute a command within Emacspeak, type ESC ! and then enter the name of the command you would like to run when Emacspeak prompts you. To exit the command output window type: C-x 1 This functionality is extremely useful. You can even print and compile files you are working on within Emacspeak. For more information on Linux shell commands refer to Josh's Linux Guide or any other comparable command resource. - Josh's Linux Guide is available online at: http://linuxguide.sourceforge.net/linux-commands.html + Josh's Linux Guide is available online at:
diff --git a/en_US/MoreInformation.xml b/en_US/MoreInformation.xml index 48611f3..24ae50a 100644 --- a/en_US/MoreInformation.xml +++ b/en_US/MoreInformation.xml @@ -2,19 +2,18 @@ - Finding more information on Linux accessibility - The following documents offer helpful suggestions for making Linux more accessible: - - Linux Accessibility HOWTO: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Accessibility-HOWTO/ - - Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO.html - Additional links that may be helpful include: - - The Speakup Homepage: http://www.linux-speakup.org/ - Trace Center: http://trace.wisc.edu/ - Blinux: http://leb.net/blinux/ - - - - + Finding more information on Linux accessibility + The following documents offer helpful suggestions for making Linux more accessible: + + Linux Accessibility HOWTO: + Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO: + + + Additional links that may be helpful include: + + The Speakup Homepage: + Trace Center: + Blinux: + + diff --git a/en_US/SpeakUp.xml b/en_US/SpeakUp.xml index 7ed830a..caff880 100644 --- a/en_US/SpeakUp.xml +++ b/en_US/SpeakUp.xml @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ - For more information about Speakup, or to contribute to the Speakup project visit: http://www.linux-speakup.org + For more information about Speakup, or to contribute to the Speakup project visit: diff --git a/en_US/Tools.xml b/en_US/Tools.xml index 9a76a4d..623a964 100644 --- a/en_US/Tools.xml +++ b/en_US/Tools.xml @@ -4,43 +4,48 @@ Available open source tools, utilities and drivers Current development is focusing on visual and mobility impairments. There are both software and hardware based solutions available. There are also both console and graphic solutions available, however, the graphic solutions are limited at this time. The GNOME Accessibility Project is making great progress bringing the Gnome desktop up to speed. - For more information about the GNOME Accessibility Project, visit: http://projects.gnome.org/accessibility/ - The KDE Accessibility Project is simultaneously working to make sure the KDE desktop is accessible as well. For more information about the KDE Accessibility Project, visit: http://accessibility.kde.org/ + For more information about the GNOME Accessibility Project, visit: + The KDE Accessibility Project is simultaneously working to make sure the KDE desktop is accessible as well. For more information about the KDE Accessibility Project, visit:
Hardware The biggest advantage of the hardware speech solutions is that speech is available before the OS loads (makes it easier to install). Hardware solutions include speech synthesizers, braille terminals, braille printers, sip and puff systems, eye gaze pointing devices, etc. These devices are usually very expensive and it is difficult to find drivers for them. Drivers are being written (mostly for speech synthesizers) for Linux but they need to be tested and integrated by the community into "upstream" software projects before becoming part of Fedora. Jim Van Zandt has also written several servers that work with Emacspeak. These servers can be found in a package called Emacspeak-ss on Jim Van Zandt's website or linked within the Emacspeak HOWTO. - The Emacspeak HOWTO is available online at: http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware-3.3/docs/Emacspeak-HOWTO. - For more information on Emacspeak, visit: http://emacspeak.sourceforge.net/ + The Emacspeak HOWTO is available online at: . + For more information on Emacspeak, visit:
Software This document focuses mostly on software tools and utilities that work with Linux. Most of these tools have been developed by the Open Source community and many have not yet been tested by Red Hat, Inc. Speakup, Emacspeak, Festival and BRLTTY have been tested by Red Hat. Festival and Emacspeak ships with Red Hat Linux 7.3 and later releases (including Fedora). - The following list of downloadable tools provide various functions: + The following list of downloadable tools provide various functions: + Software Speech Synthesizers: + + IBM ViaVoice Outloud + Festival + MBROLA + Emacspeak + + + Magnification Tools: + + xzoom + SVGATextMode + + + Speech Recognition Software: + + IBM ViaVoice + cvoicecontrol + Xvoice + + + Screen Readers: + + Screader + Speakup + + + - Software Speech Synthesizers: - - IBM ViaVoice Outloud - Festival - MBROLA - Emacspeak - - Magnification Tools: - - xzoom - SVGATextMode - - Speech Recognition Software: - - IBM ViaVoice - cvoicecontrol - Xvoice - - Screen Readers: - - Screader - Speakup - BRLTTY Visual Bells Keyboard Tools diff --git a/en_US/Why.xml b/en_US/Why.xml index 9d89ffa..1acae1e 100644 --- a/en_US/Why.xml +++ b/en_US/Why.xml @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
The Section 508 Mandate The Section 508 Mandate is an addendum to the Rehabilitation Act of 1998 that requires federal agencies to use accessible electronic and information technologies so that people with special needs have the same opportunities as everyone else. - For detailed information about the requirements of the Section 508 Mandate, visit this link: http://www.section508.gov/ + For detailed information about the requirements of the Section 508 Mandate, visit this link:
The Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)