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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 | 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? = | ||
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: | |||
* [[category:Locations Physical locations]] in the world that one can move to | * [[:category:Locations|Physical locations]] in the world that one can move to | ||
* [[category:hardware physical hardware]] that can be purchased or assembled | * [[:category:hardware|physical hardware]] and devices that can be purchased or assembled | ||
* [[category:software Software solutions]] designed for entertainment or to accomplish a task | * [[:category:software|Software solutions]] and programs designed for entertainment or to accomplish a task | ||
* [[category:screen-reader Screen reading solutions]] | * [[: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 | * [[:category:tts|Text to speech]] solutions that read out text through a screen reader | ||
* Information on [[category:braille Braille and Braille devices]]. | * Information on [[:category:braille|Braille and Braille devices]]. | ||
* Anything that facilitates the [[category:transport transportation]] of people | * 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: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 | * [[: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 | * 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 | * Anything else related to accessibility in some way that we haven't thought of a category for yet | ||
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== Star Rating and Reviews System == | == Star Rating and Reviews System == | ||
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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 == | ||