The GPL'ed 'Emacspeak' developed by T V Raman, who is blind. Actively developed since 1995. Seems quite advanced? Idk anything about it, seems to need Emacs?
Yeah you said it best. RMS shouldn't be the head of FSF. I say it as someone who does't think he is malicious at heart. He's got a string of behaviours towards women that would drive them away.
Maybe someone should email him these classic papers on sexism in tech. They are old but still relevant. Seems like many here need to read them too:
[1] Why are There so Few Female Computer Scientists (Ellen Spertus, 1991)
[1] Why are There so Few Female Computer Scientists (Ellen Spertus, 1991)
https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7040
[2] How to Encourage Women in Linux (Val Henson, 2002)
https://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/
[3] What Happens to Us Does Not Happen to Most of You (Kathryn S. McKinley, 2018)
https://www.sigarch.org/what-happens-to-us-does-not-happen-t...
[4] Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing (Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher, 2001)
https://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Clubhouse-Women-Computing-P...