Easy-access language software development

[Colleen Hattrsley]

Dear Andrea and list members
I work with an Aboriginal community on the west coast of Australia but live most of the
time on the east coast.  When I am with the language community we work flat out and
I refine products from my home base.  We communicate through the internet for
editing and adjustment of our materials.  We use basic programs and learn as we go
along.
One of our working documents which has been made in PowerPoint can be found at:
www.geocities.com/jarlmahealth.  It's about eye health and was compiled by the
community clinic worker. It has also been made into a flip chart.
I can access this document from my home computer but am having difficulty at the
community.  If you have trouble accessing it I would be pleased to email you a CD.
Is this the kind of information you are after? If so, please let me know if you would like
to see more.
Regards
Colleen Hattersley




> Andrea Berez <andrea at linguistlist.org> wrote:
>
> Dear List,
>
> As a graduate researcher working at LINGUIST List and on the E-MELD
> (Electronic Metastructure for Endangered Language Data) project, I am
> looking for
> resources on easy-access software. By "easy-access" I mean language
> products for communities that are developed in simple, sustainable,
> open-access formats, with an eye toward:
>
> -ease of modification for training speakers to make new software (to
> avoid
> having to hire a professional programmer)
>
> -either the use of previously-available archival materials, or the
> development of new archival materials concurrently
>
> -NOT requiring special hardware, software, or high-speed internet
> connection to use the materials.
>
> Thanks in advance for your input. I'd like to use the information on
> the
> E-MELD School of Best Practices website.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Andrea Berez
>
>
>
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> Andrea Berez
> LINGUIST List Editor
> Wayne State University
> andrea at linguistlist.org
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