Hey Guys thanks for the kind right up. Thanks to all that have pledged and made this possible so far. HPR ROCKS!

I just wanted to let everyone know that we are down to only needing 851 more pledges!

We are now down to needing 592 more pledges to meet the 1000 pledges at $5!

You should be able to get around having a monitor at boot time maybe with one of these.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?200444-DVI-to-VGA-Dummy.....56K!

http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=11

While listening I couldn't help but think it would be much easier for blind people to use a command prompt and lynx-like applications. Perhaps money would be better spend building text based apps for whatever it is that blind folks would like. A text based twitter client specialized for the disabled, stuff like that?

Tabbing through 2d laid out forms - is that really the best way to be doing this?

I'm not blind, but back in the day, I was able to use Windows 95 without a screen to do a few simple things, such as change screen resolution. And it's cool that people who do this a lot get really good at it, but most people shouldn't have to install so many times that they'd get really good at using a GUI without being able to see it.

Also on indiegogo the figure of 1 billion people with disabilities is mentioned. Are there really that many people disabled to the point where they need a special operating system? I admire the project and its goals, but is that not overstating the problem unnecessarily?

I apologize if this sounds harsh. I plan on donating and wish the project luck.