Re: Strategies for Disabled People

At 02:35 PM 7/29/99 -0400, Anne Pemberton wrote:
>	Among those who depend on sound for input, there are those depend on
>graphics while listening, and those who do better when they are without
>visual distractions while listening. Some auditory folks need to say what
>they are learning as well as listen or read.
>
>	Strategy Two, then is to insure that sound is available on the web site.
>Depending on text to speech is a beginning, but not the all. Music and
>sounds related to the content should be available. If the site is for
>learning as well as information, providing a voice input would be excellent
>for aiding those who need to say what they are learning to learn it. 

I just want to thank you for raising this karaoke image.  It's not just for
learning lessons; it could be a good attention sustainer as well.  Lots of
dialog-based games come to mind. 

I hadn't been thinking about that angle.

Al

Received on Thursday, 29 July 1999 16:53:14 UTC