09-15-2024, 05:20 PM
(09-15-2024, 03:44 PM)TerryRitchie Wrote:(09-15-2024, 02:44 PM)madscijr Wrote: You must be reading this on a Braille computer display (I imagine those must really exist?)
Yes they do and have existed for a very long time. Back in the early 90's when I was a computer tech I serviced a blind person's system at a local bank. He was a loan officer. He used a combination of a Braille display and optical hand held screen reader. The Braille display would bring up a line of text as he panned the optical reader over the CRT. It was quite cumbersome to use but he made it work. I imagine today's systems are much more sophisticated.
It's amazing how we can solve problems to get over limitations.
(If only we as a species can apply that to finally end war, starvation, homelessness, violence, renewable energy, the mess that they're calling politics and news these days, and Microsoft's constant attempts to ruin Windows, etc.!)
At work we have to make sure our Web site is accessible to the handicapped and comply to a bunch of such standards called A11y. This includes things like formatting text to be compatible with screen reader software, using color palettes that accomodate the color blind, and making sure all diagrams and images include descriptive captions & alt text for those who can't see them!