> Hello All, > > I am about to set up a USB stick as a bootable Linux installation for > someone else who is blind. I am aware of the Adrienne audio desktop > that comes with Knoppix, and that there is the Orca screenreader that > some here use. I would appreciate any comments, recommendations or > other suggestions, along with comments on pitfalls. One consideration > is that they cannot use a braille output, they are a diabetic, and > the regular pricking the finger to test the glucose levels makes a > braille output device impracticable. > > If there are comments about enabling audio at login, or boot time, and > comments about various loaders that might be relevant, that too would > be appreciated, this will be my first foray in putting any Linux onto > a USB stick. I would not normally consider autologin, but there is > reason that it might have merit for this scenario.
There's also Vinux - vinuxproject.org. I haven't followed development there for about a year, but it was a good strong community then. Cheers, -- Trish Fraser, VVMZ4 91L2V -35.67910, 142.66607 Fri Dec 28 14:25:41 EST 2012 GNU/Linux 1997-2012 #283226 counter.li.org cassiopeia up 5 hour(s), 53 min. Mageia release 2 (Official) for x86_64 kernel 3.3.8-desktop-2.mga2
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