Hi, In May this year I had attempted to switch to Linux as my primary OS, but I was unsuccessful, because I didn't have enough time to dedicate in learning a new OS. Also, after May, I no longer had tech savey sighted assistance, so I couldn't reliably practise more of Linux. For Linux, Orca is the primarily used screen reader, though some primitive screen readers such as Suz and Linux screen reader are available, or were once. There is an Orca mailing list, to which I have remained subscribed just in case I re-attempt switching to Linux in the future. One word of caution, I have heard that very few Linux distros are accessible, so you should consult Orca user (by their respective mailing lists) and ask them about the accessibility of the distro you are talking about.
On 10/16/14, Minar Singh <singhmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Respected madam, > Yes i have used linux for very short time in 2012. > orka screen reader is the only screen reader for linux. > There is a mailing list for orka which i have subscribed since 3 years. > libreoffice is accessible with orka don't know much about other > applications. > if a person has learning attitude nothing is dificult or impossible > for. one can remember short commands. > Thanks and regards. > > On 10/16/14, Vidhya Y <vidhya....@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi All, >> has any one used linux? >> One of the companies in bangalore wants to give laptop to blind >> students of 10th grade. >> they have their own operating system which is based on Linux. >> it works exactly like windows. >> I wanted to know few things: >> 1. is linux accessible ? >> 2. is Orca the only free screen reader for Linux? >> 3. what other softwares are available for blind apart from screen >> reader for linux? >> 4. can you give me feed back about orca's accessibility? >> 5. won't memorizing commands for linux and Orca be challenging? >> 6. are many blind people using linux? (any global statistics would be >> great) >> I am suppose to give feedback by tomorrow so kindly reply as soon as >> possible. >> I have not used linux much so any feed back on accessibility of linux >> would be great. >> thanks and regards, >> Vidhya >> >> If any time you wish to be unsubscribed from our Mailing List, please send >> a >> message to >> sayeverything-requ...@sayeverything.org >> with the subject unsubscribe keeping the message body blank. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://sayeverything.org/mailman/listinfo/sayeverything_sayeverything.org >> >> Website: http://www.sayeverything.org >> > > > -- > Minar Singh www.kanchantrustcalcutta.org. > DONATE GENEROUSLY FOR A NOBLE WORK) > skype:dolly.sweet5 > BangaloreINDIA > > Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- Best Regards Bhavya Shah E-mail Address :- bhavya.shah...@gmail.com Skype -> bhavya.09 Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
