[Promotion-Technology] Chuck Hallenbeck Passes

[David Andrews]

I will see what I can do!

Dave

At 10:32 AM 11/28/2024, you wrote:
>DAVe, if you could flush this out a little bit, 
>including your relationship with him, it might 
>be a great piece for the Braille Monitor. 
>Certainly he was a pioneer and deserves any 
>gratitude he can get. Thank you for letting us 
>know. Happy Thanksgiving to you, Friend. Sent 
>from my iPhone > On Nov 28, 2024, at 10:15 AM, 
>David Andrews via Promotion-Technology 
><promotion-technology at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > 
>I am sorry to have to tell you that Dr. Chuck 
>Hallenbeck has passed away. He was 94. > > Some 
>of you old-timers will remember Chuck. He was a 
>Psychology Professor at the University of Kansas 
>for many years. He was also a talented 
>programmer. He started programming in the 1960's 
>when he had to write his own development tools, 
>and assistive technology software, without any 
>assistive technology to start. with > > He is 
>best known for Turbo Braille, a widely-used and 
>capable Braille translator, "Ralph the Reader" a 
>reading utility widely distributed by me,, 
>PROVOX a DOS screen reader, and many more. While 
>not as widely known as some, he was a pioneer in 
>assistive technology. For example, he was the 
>first screen reader developer to create an 
>independent audio cursor that could be moved 
>around the screen. > > May he rest in peace. > > 
>Dave > > > 
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