Hi is there a list of which distributions of Linux include speech support on the net any where that some one could give me a link too?
I'm attending a job interview tomorrow and want to be as clued up as possible about access possibilities using operating systems other than Windows and OS X. Thanks for any help. Will ----- Original Message ----- From: "Travis Siegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 7:05 PM Subject: Re: Newsforge article > Linux *can* be installed w/o sighted assistance. I've done it dozens > of times. And, there's several options for doing it too. > Speakup works, as does a second pc used as a terminal to the box > you're installing to. I generally use slackware when doing my > installs, but other folks have done the same thing with other > installs. Debian even includes a speakup kernel in their main > distribution now, so his statement that he needs sighted assistance > is not quite accurate. > On Mar 20, 2006, at 11:44 AM, Kafka's Daytime wrote: > > > Hi Folks, > > > > Link to an interesting Newsforge article below. This article is, > > perhaps, not strictly related to the use of Mac OS X by the > > blind...but it speaks to some broader accessibility issues which > > affect us - developers and end users alike. Also valuable, perhaps, > > for purposes of drawing some comparisons between the state of > > accessibility in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and > > commercial solutions like Mac OS X (the Mac OS being an interesting > > nexus of the two). > > > > Here's an interesting excerpt from posted comments on the article: > > > > --begin clip > > > > "While proud of his accomplishments, Marini also feels that the > > situation is far from optimal. For instance, he has not found "a > > distribution that boots" and detects "Italian speech synthesizers, > > or Braille terminals with the brltty driver." For now, Marini says > > that the only solution is to find somebody without impaired vision > > who is willing to help install Linux." > > > > Interesting but can any of the other OS's out there be installed > > without the assistance of an unimpaired user? > > > > --end clip > > > > I know of at least one. Anyway, here's the link: > > > > http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/03/13/1628249&from=rss > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > > > >
