[BRLTTY] [OT] How to integrate BSI into a Linux cell phone?

[Chevelle]

The Orbit Writer is new, so I have no experience with it.


http://www.orbitresearch.com/product/orbit-writer/

There is also a Podcast at  this link discussing it, which I haven't 
listened to yet.

http://www.dr-carter.com/


On 8/17/2020 11:13 PM, Rich wrote:
>> On Aug 17, 2020, at 16:47, Chevelle <cstrobel at crosslink.net> wrote:
>>
>>      Braille screen input would be fine, but the first challenge would be to get
>> Linux installed and have some accessible applications.
> Agreed.  I've been working on that problem, mostly by assembling a machine-readable
> list of plausible applications and some scripts to perform the installations.  I've
> been concentrating on Debian, so Mobian would be a drop-in, but reworking things to
> support Alpine Linux shouldn't be all that hard.
>
> In any case, braille screen input is a larger and longer-term effort, but I wanted
> to get some feedback on it before diving in...
>
>> Many Braille displays already have keys that allow Braille input.  If I remember
>> correctly, some company is selling a $99 Braille keyboard that has Bluetooth.
> Typically, braille displays are extremely expensive.  I'd love to have a link to the
> $99 braille keyboard, if someone has it.
>
>> I would think your time would be better spent on making a Linux distribution
>> accessible, on phones. ...  This site shows Linux projects for use on phones.
>>
>> https://many.tuxphones.com/
> Thanks for the link!  I notice that most of the listings are for postmarketOS,
> echoing their devices page (https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices).  My
> suspicion is that postmarketOS is the best candidate for a base distribution,
> but clearly this is subject to change at any time.
>
> All of which brings me to a question of social engineering.  What is the best
> way to build momentum for a blind-accessible Linux distribution for phones?  If
> each interested person has a different phone and uses a different version of
> Linux, the community will be so fragmented that nothing will come together.
>
> So, my tendency is to start with a particular base distribution or two (e.g.,
> postmarketOS, Mobian) and start adding packages.  However, another possible
> focal point is the PinePhone, which supports a slew of OSes.  So, I don't know.
>
> -r
>
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