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31st July 2006, 00:28
Is anyone on here visually or aurally impaired?
It fascinates me that on the web those impairments don't mean the same thing as on the street.. so for that reason I can understand why people with those conditions may not feel the need to tell anyone.
My girlfriend used to work with a blind web programmer who worked on usability projects (and using a screenreader could read code faster than anyone else in the office). Recently on the nord modular synthesiser list there was a blind musician enquiring about whether it would be possible for him to use the software, but unfortunately the necessary code hooks were not in place.
I guess being Deaf doesn't require you to need extra software to interface with the www, but then would deaf people visit a music forum? Maybe the dubstep forums.. the enjoyment of those nights is just as much about physical sensation... and you can actually SEE the air vibrate :)
Has anyone checked out the pure audio versions of games like Quake? really mad.
It fascinates me that on the web those impairments don't mean the same thing as on the street.. so for that reason I can understand why people with those conditions may not feel the need to tell anyone.
My girlfriend used to work with a blind web programmer who worked on usability projects (and using a screenreader could read code faster than anyone else in the office). Recently on the nord modular synthesiser list there was a blind musician enquiring about whether it would be possible for him to use the software, but unfortunately the necessary code hooks were not in place.
I guess being Deaf doesn't require you to need extra software to interface with the www, but then would deaf people visit a music forum? Maybe the dubstep forums.. the enjoyment of those nights is just as much about physical sensation... and you can actually SEE the air vibrate :)
Has anyone checked out the pure audio versions of games like Quake? really mad.