[Electronics-talk] Braille displays petition

[Hubert & Claire Renaud]

A petition has been started by George McDermith at
http://www.petitiononline.com/brldis/petition.html asking Braille display
manufacturers to base their drivers on the human interface protocol, found
on all Windows computers.  Such a design philosophy will ensure that users
can be certain of having support for their Braille display on any computer,
not just one which has been custom-configured for such access, and will
eliminate the need to depend on specific screen reader drivers.

 

The text of the petition reads as follows:

 

"To: Braille display manufacturers
We, the undersigned, who are Braille display users, friends and family of
Braille display users, and teachers of the blind,
*: Believe that accessibility to information for the blind on a par with
their sighted piers is a right. Believe that due to this right, and due to
the cost of Braille displays, accessing Braille through the use of Braille
displays should not be limited by the type of screen reading solution used
by the blind.
*: Strongly request that all manufacturers of Braille displays cease basing
the drivers of their Braille displays off of particular screen reader
drivers, but rather base all Braille display drivers off of the Human User
Interface Protocol, which can be found on all Windows computers.
*: This will allow true portability and equal access to information for the
blind, as they will be able to use their display with any computer. This
will create greater competition in the market for the best Braille display
to stand out, grant greater literacy in Braille through greater access to
electronic Braille books and other materials, and support the right of all
blind people to have accessibility anywhere."

 

To add your support to this worthy cause, visit the petition web page at

http://www.petitiononline.com/brldis/petition.html

 

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