http://www.headstar.com/eablive/?p=217 Access to technology for all Sun, 01 Apr 2018 16:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 http://www.headstar.com/eablive/?p=217&cpage=1#comment-5391 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:17:40 +0000 http://www.headstar.com/eablive/?p=217#comment-5391 I’ve recently read a lot on these upcoming Internet technologies and particularly the IPv6 protocole:
I’m not a complete I.T. specialist, but as far as I understood, this protocol allows any compatible device to have its own Web identification.
As a screenreader user, I’m not only confronted to the “coverage” and “equipment” issue that forces me to carry an equipped laptop with me if no accessible infrastructure is available, but I also encounter “bug” or “overloaded memory” situations and the screenreading software would let me down.
So my question is: Will IPv6 allow independent screenreading aplications that can be controled from portable devices? If yes, is there a universal “Braille device” recognition code incorporated in the device identification part of the 32-character IP adress that would allow access to any digital information open to the public (e.g.: travel information in public transport terminals, access to banking and vending machines &c.) as long as the content is provided in accessible text format?

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