Kris Van Hees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Has anyone here looked at the ASUS Eee PC in terms of accessibility and > whether it is feasible to e.g. install Orca on it (along with all > dependencies) > to provide access to a blind user?
I am using a EEE PC with Orca, brltty and the usual Linux accessibility stack. It works great. However, I had to replace the original Xandros-based Linux desktop with a Debian since the Xandros version preinstalled by ASUS misses a lot of the packages that are required for GNOME Accessibility. > It seems like the small footprint of the machine could make it quite > handy, especially in comparison to e.g. the more classic (and > expensive) notetakers. I am using subnotebooks since many years exactly for this reason. If you are already carrying a braille display, adding a normal-sized laptop to the package is just too much to still be useful in a mobile context IMO. Previously, I used (and still use) a JVC MP-XP7250. In the past it was quite hard to get hold of a nice small subnotebook in the european area, but the EEE PC boom seems to have changed that. Incidentally, I am also fond of small keyboards (dont ask me why, I just like them). And since the only other "drawback" that people seem to mention is the small display size, which doesnt matter to me, I think something like the EEE PC is truly great for blind users. -- CYa, ⡍⠁⠗⠊⠕ | Debian Developer <URL:http://debian.org/> .''`. | Get my public key via finger mlang/[EMAIL PROTECTED] : :' : | 1024D/7FC1A0854909BCCDBE6C102DDFFC022A6B113E44 `. `' `- <URL:http://delysid.org/> <URL:http://www.staff.tugraz.at/mlang/> _______________________________________________ gnome-accessibility-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list
