[Hammarlund] Re Synthetic Speech Software Issues

[Oliver J. Dragon]

Duane said it all - thanks to those who are helping by minimizing certain 
characters in their text and thus making it easier for those of us with 
vision impairment to read along with the rest.

Ollie.

At 10:36 PM 08/04/2004, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:

>
>I would like to thank the dozens who wrote to me because they were either 
>print
>handicapped (can see, but not read print as a normal reader can) and those 
>with
>varying degrees of visual impairment from legally to totally blind, and those
>without a problem who were concerned and wishing to know how to use certain
>punctuation marks, or combinations thereof, without causing an issue with the
>speech synthesizer.  Your concern and willingness to minimize these 
>difficulties
>is very much appreciated by all whom it affects.
>
>If any of you have further comments or questions, please send them direct 
>to me.
>I will respond as time permits.
>
>If any of you need assistance in using your computer because of a physical or
>visual handicap, I would be glad to direct you to sources who can offer you
>various solutions. Please contact me off list.
>
>Again, thanks to all for your cooperation.
>
>Duane Fischer, W8DBF
>dfischer at usol.com
>
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