Canadian History For Dummies
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I love this idea, but unfortunately, Canada has data retention laws that would stop me from protecting the privacy of anyone using a system delivered by me. +Unless I incorporate in Switzerland or the Seychelles, this is not a viable option. +Doing the above costs a fair amount in up-front investment that I am not willing to make at this point in time.
+5. 3d printing of Google Maps/OpenStreetMaps data for the visually impaired.
A larger project, to be sure, but one I think could be of interest. @@ -125,6 +129,57 @@ Then, add 4 more roads and figure out how to intersect them.
This is being worked on through the touch-mapper project. They do not, however, have labels yet.
+6. 3D Printed Binary Trees
+ +A simple hub/connection system to connect nodes of a binary tree together to have a physical object for visually impaired computer science students to use for initial introduction into the subject of (binary) trees.
+ +6.5 Javascript Binary Trees
+ +Have a simple module for loading in an SVG of a tree, along with Javascript to make the diagram accessible by jumping left/right with the arrow keys and up to a parent with the up arrow.
+ +7. Lego/Pi-Powered Logic Gates
+ +Lego or 3d printed logic gates with physical switches for in and out. +Again, sore of as an introductory tool for blind students learning computer science.
+ +8. More Tutorials/Materials
+ +Perhaps a broader selection of materials for computer science students with proper transcriptions for everything in this list:
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- UML diagrams +
- UML sequence diagrams +
- Gantt charts +
- Advanced math equations +
- Stacks, Queues and Linked Lists +
- Memory layout tables +
- Logic gate diagrams +
- Decision charts; I think I could add some macros on top of +
- Timing diagrams (i.e., watching the state of various inputs and outputs over time [usually in relation to a clock cycle]); my current idea for this is a dynamic audiogram where you can listen to the clock + any other tracks at the same time to “see” the diagram +
- Circuit diagrams (not 100% relevant, but I have seen it in CS courses) +
- Database tables as HTML tables +
- Properly transcribed security content like buffer-overflows, underflows and similar things +
Although developing these is good, I think it is worthwhile to also create tools that make creation of these easier for both sighted and blind individuals. +This will make it easier for course transcribers who are not tech-savy and will enable the blind student to create the diagrams and send them back to their teachers. +Preferably have a “plain text” version which can be rendered as an SVG for use by visual learners, then make sure the SVG can be accessible with a Javascript hook. +This would (in theory) make it possible for a teacher to create the graphic in the specialized tool for that kind of chart, put it in their slides/course info/textbook/whatever and have the student able to extract the SVG and paste it somewhere where a script could make it readable. +Yes, the best case is the teacher cooperates 100%, but considering that is never the case, I figure making it easier to convert between the two is the best I can hope for.
+ +Some other things I would like to do, if I could find the time:
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- How to get started with Linux. +
- Text-based tutorials from start-to-finish with various frameworks: SpringBoot (Java), Django/Flask (Python), JavaEE. +
- Specific programming language instruction in all the basics: C/C++, Bash, Python, Javascript, HTML, Java. Perhaps in the future branch into Rust, Golang, Zig or Haskell. +
- Custom-made braille manuals for a set of affordable computer parts which can be purchased to assemble a computer from scratch, without sighted assistance (see current status of accessible BIOSes). +
This would all be licensed as CC-BY-NC-SA. +I may drop the NC. As long as I have specified SA, then anyone (even for-profit companies) can use it as long as any changes are shared to the public as well.
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