diff --git a/assets/pdf/bios-accessibility.pdf b/assets/pdf/bios-accessibility.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6c9ba29 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/pdf/bios-accessibility.pdf differ diff --git a/ideas/index.md b/ideas/index.md index 25dedde..37ecd3e 100644 --- a/ideas/index.md +++ b/ideas/index.md @@ -10,8 +10,18 @@ Some server motherboards include serial UART/I2C ports which can be u If this is possible, would it be able to attach to a braille display via an intermediary like a Rockchip/Pi SBC or Arduino compatible chip using [BRLTTY](https://brltty.app) and serial input from the motherboard? Maybe not as it [appears to require](https://tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/rhl-biosserial.html) a full Unicode terminal, which I have the suspicion that BRLTTY will not be able to automatically filter out the formatting characters. -Just an idea. +I found one paper referencing the (in)accessibility of BIOS, specifically UEFI BIOS from Brazil. +I have downloaded the paper and uploaded it here for reference. +[PDF of "UEFI BIOS Accessibility for the Visually Impaired"](/assets/pdf/bios-accessibility.pdf). + +After emailing the authors of the paper, I found out that one of them, Rafael Machado, was able to get a song playing in UEFI as a part of his masters. +Here is a link to the Github [Msc UEFI PreOS Accessibility](https://github.com/RafaelRMachado/Msc_UefiHda_PreOs_Accessibility); +he has links to YouTube videos where he is shown playing a song on an ASUS laptop with PCIe connected speakers: [Song Playing in UEFI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2De9dI9WbwM) + +I have downloaded and played around with his Github project but to no avail. +Either I am not setting it up correctly, or I do not have the proper sound setup, but in any case no sound plays from either my laptop or desktop. +This requires more research and investment to understand UEFI, HDA audio, what systems have it and how to work with words and other sounds. ## 2. Terminal-oriented browser