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Added section about our plans to create an official video sharing presence for the site.
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= Welcome to the Accessibility Wiki! =
= Welcome to VI-Access! =


This website is under construction and is in a private state. If you're reading this, it is likely we have requested your help to make it better. What follows is a brief description of the website and its purpose:
This website is under construction and is in a private state. If you're reading this, it is likely we have requested your help to make it better. What follows is a brief description of the website and its purpose:


Accessibility for blind people is a rather obscure topic, with information on various accessibility topics being scattered all over the internet. The goal of the accessibility Wiki is to aggregate this information in one central place. Think of this website as the Wikipedia for accessibility information.
Accessibility for blind people is a rather obscure topic, with information on various accessibility topics being scattered all over the internet. The goal of VI-Access is to aggregate this information in one central place. Think of this website as the Wikipedia for accessibility information.


= What's Covered here? =
= What's Covered here? =


Anything related to accessibility, including the best/worst locations for a blind person to move to, accessible and inaccessible technologies and software, advocacy organizations for people with visual impairments, and much more can be covered here.
The scope of this wiki is naturally very wide. Following is a non-exhaustive list of topics that are either already covered here or are planned in the future:


= Future Plans =
* [[:category:Locations|Physical locations]] in the world that one can move to
* [[:category:hardware|physical hardware]] and devices that can be purchased or assembled
* [[:category:software|Software solutions]] and programs designed for entertainment or to accomplish a task
* [[:category:screen-reader|Screen reading solutions]] that read text and assist in the use of a computer or other device for blind people
* [[:category:tts|Text to speech]] solutions that read out text through a screen reader
* Information on [[:category:braille|Braille and Braille devices]].
* Anything that facilitates the [[:category:transport|transportation]] of people
* [[:category:orgs|Organizations]] that play a roll or have ideals that affect accessibility, for better or worse
* [[:category:history|The history of accessibility]], including old screen readers and speech solutions
* We plan to publish [[:category:guide|guides]] on how to use products and perform other tasks as a visually impaired person
* Anything else related to accessibility in some way that we haven't thought of a category for yet
 
= Features =


== Star Rating and Reviews System ==
== Star Rating and Reviews System ==
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<h3>Ratings and Reviews</h3>
<h3>Ratings and Reviews</h3>


<p>Wake County has a total rating of 3 stars, and people have left a total of 2 reviews.</p>
<p>Wake County has an average rating of 3 stars, and people have left a total of 2 reviews.</p>


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The writer of this section has not walked around the city of Raleigh enough times to understand how it is actually organized. This was merely a scenario to demonstrate how the review system is intended to function in the future.
The writer of this section has not walked around the city of Raleigh enough times to understand how it is actually organized. This was merely a scenario to demonstrate how the review system is intended to function in the future.
= Future Plans =


== Video sharing ==
== Video sharing ==