flipper

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They called it JAWS, which stands for Job Access With Speech, but is also a playful reference to another DOS screen reader called Flipper, like the dolphin in an eponymous 1960s TV show.

From The Verge • Jul. 14, 2022

Another Black son of southern Georgia, Flipper became the first formerly enslaved person to graduate from the defense secretary’s alma mater, the U.S.

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2022

During Black History Month at West Point, honor is paid to Henry O. Flipper, a formerly enslaved man who became the academy’s first Black graduate in 1877.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021

Look After My Bills has paused its operations, and Flipper has closed down completely.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2021

The following week when Flipper came on, I’d gotten up and turned the television set off.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia