[misc.handicap] utilities for access

betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz) (04/10/91)

Index Number: 14663

I am quite interested in any utilities you might have to increase access
to our machines. We are a network of Sun 3's and Sun 4's, running Berkely
Unix. I am also curious as to whether anyone has developed software for
low-vision users which would work on our X-Windows terminals.

Thanks very much!
                               Betsy Schwartz
                               Unix System Administrator
                               Dept. of Math and C.S., UMass/Boston

era@ncar.ucar.edu (Ed Arnold) (04/12/91)

Index Number: 14778

In article <14663@handicap.news> betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz) writes:
>Index Number: 14663
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>I am quite interested in any utilities you might have to increase access
>to our machines. We are a network of Sun 3's and Sun 4's, running Berkely
>Unix. I am also curious as to whether anyone has developed software for
>low-vision users which would work on our X-Windows terminals.

A person I work with here has some vision problems due to diabetes.
She's found the font specifications which can be changed via the
.Xresources file to be quite helpful; she uses a big font.  Also,
reverse video (-rv to many utilities) has been helpful to her.

You might consider contacting Sun about this sometime, not enough
people do so they haven't put much thought into it.  Their disability
adaptations program is run out of their Education Marketing Dept. by
Connie Brobeck, cjh@corp.sun.com, 415-336-0814.
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era@ncar.ucar.edu