[Freeciv-Dev] Re: freeciv accessibility to the blind

["Per I. Mathisen" <per@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Zachary wrote:
> I have been aware of freeciv for about six or seven months and have come
> to notice something quite rare in computer games today. Namely, that
> this game is accessible to blind and visually impaired players.I am a
> windows user, so I cant comment on the x-windows release.

Which windows client is this? There are three of them now.

> I was just wondering if their was any possibility of creating an even
> more accessible version, using speech through a sound card or better yet
> interfacing with screen readers directly. If this were possible, I would
> be forever obliged to whoever could accomplish it, I feel that it has
> potential, and am quite willing to wait for anything that might come of
> this.

Ideas and code for improving accessibility are most welcome. Speaking for
myself, I have no idea how these things work.

  - Per