Here maybe a solution to speech in X Windows:

[Dawes, Stephen]

Sorry for the repost, but I noticed that some of the links did work in
my original post.
So, here it is again with everything fixed up.

Hey all,

I received the following in an email this morning. The links throughout
the message provide a lot of good reading and possibility a break
through for the Linux gui interface. 
Check it out:

-----Taken from the message I received-----

Subject: Apple screen reader technology preview

Yesterday at CSUN, Apple announced (where? in a meeting, a press
release, a paper presentation?) the upcoming Spoken Interface for OS X:

http://www.apple.com/accessibility/spokeninterface/

This will in fact be the long-rumoured Apple screen reader *and more*,
we are told.

http://www.maccessibility.com/archive/000893.php
http://www.businessweek.com/print/technology/content/nov2003/tc20031112_
9773_tc056.htm?tc
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=47105

Press coverage from yesterday:

http://www.businessweek.com/print/technology/content/mar2004/tc20040316_
6454_tc056.htm?tc
http://www.macdailynews.com/comments.php?id=P2343_0_1_0

Now, Apple is actively looking for beta-testers for this "technology
preview." If you know someone who's blind or visually-impaired (or
isn't) and is a Mac user (or isn't), pass the following URL along:

http://www.apple.com/accessibility/spokeninterface/questionnaire.html

If you fill out the questionnaire and answer yes to the last question,
you may be considered for beta-testing.

-----End of Excerpt-----

Steve Dawes
Phone: (403) 268-5527
Email: SDawes at calgary.ca


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