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Just before Independence Day, Campbell gave a presentation to the ACLUG on Linux for the blind and visually impaired, which included the use of speech synthesizers.Īs is the usually the case with Linux software, there are a number of tools with which the visually impaired use Linux. He has been using Linux for about four years and, while not attending classes, holds down a part-time job writing Java and C code. Matthew Campbell is a 19-year-old computer science major who has just completed his freshman year at Wichita State University. It was hard to tell if my friend was more excited about Campbell's message or by Campbell as a person, but there was no mistaking that Violette was enthused. Matt Campbell had demonstrated a variety of ways to make Linux accessible to the visually impaired. His enthusiasm sold me on the notion of memes about a year ago, and he was just as pumped up this time about the presentation he had seen at the Air Capital LUG in Wichita, Kansas. In a recent message, Violette described a presentation he had seen about Linux for the blind and visually impaired. Violette and I have both moved on from the positions we held then, but we still stay in touch by email. I liked it so much that I did a column about it. Not long after I started writing for LinuxWorld, James suggested a book to me called Virus Of The Mind, written by Richard Brodie. (IDG) - I used to work with a very bright fellow named James Violette. Linux solutions for the visually impaired From.