[Blindmath] Announcing BrailleBlaster

[John J. Boyer]

The project is just beginning. We hope to have an application which is 
useful before too long. What you can do now is spread the word. We 
particularly need experienced Java programmers.

John

On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 09:30:22AM -0400, Lisa Bongiorno wrote:
> I'm a TVI and would be interested in your project.  What would I have to
> do?
> Lisa Bongiorno
> 
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> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> Subject: [Blindmath] Announcing BrailleBlaster
> 
> This project will make many more math books, with tactile graphics, 
> available in Braille. This is an announcement of an exciting new 
> software development project that will greatly increase the availability
> 
> and usability of Braille. Since this is an open source project, you are 
> invited to participate. We need transcribers and technical writers as 
> well as programmers.
> 
> BrailleBlaster will be excellent for translating and formatting braille 
> and inserting tactile graphics and hence release a blast of braille.
> 
> It will be very user-friendly for non-technical users but also powerful 
> enough for experts.
> 
> Naive users will be able easily to compose simple documents and then 
> translate and emboss them in braille or read them on a braille display.
> 
> Advanced users will be able to divide books into multiple braille 
> volumes, with title pages, tables of contents, and end-notes for each 
> volume.
> 
> The BrailleBlaster project should be completed within less than two 
> years.
> 
> BrailleBlaster will be fully usable in speech or braille by people who 
> are blind.
> 
> It will be designed for Windows, MacIntosh, and Linux operating systems 
> and common screenreaders
> 
> It will have visual display controls that make it maximally accessible 
> for users with low vision and other visual disabilities.
> 
> It will be localized into most major languages.
> 
> BrailleBlaster will be developed under the Apache 2.0 license, which 
> permits broad use, including use in commercial software.
> 
> BrailleBlaster's sponsors are ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. and 
> Abilitiessoft, Inc. They will hold the license copyright.
> 
> -- 
> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> Madison, Wisconsin USA
> Developing software for people with disabilities
> 
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John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities