[nfbcs] Accessible virtual environment needed

[Jim Barbour]

Hey Peter,

I think the word virtual is being over used here, but that's really
besides the point.

If you can access the server using SSH, then you can find and use a
windows based ssh client that works with JAWS. You might google
around, or ask on gui-talk, for a suggestion for the most accessible
ssh client.  Most of them will work, some will work better than
others.  It's been a while since I've had to look for one.

Take Care,

JIm

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 11:01:21AM -0500, Peter Donahue wrote:
> Hello Jim and everyone,
> 
>     How about in a situation where the virtual environment specifically a 
> virtual private server runs on a remote host. We're getting ready to 
> purchass a virtual private server for Web site hosting. The company's 
> documentation and my conversations with their sales representative indicate 
> that one accesses the remote vps via a Web browser or via SSH. Since we'll 
> be using Adobe's ColdFusion this setup will be in Windows all the way.
> 
>     Just thought I would ask about this so I can be on the lookout for any 
> screen access traps under this scenario. Thanks for the help.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
> To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 10:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Accessible virtual environment needed
> 
> 
> Hey Patrick,
> 
> I'm about to dump a lot information, most of it incomplete, in this
> email.  Feel free to reply to me, or the list, with more questions.
> 
> Usually when people talk about virtual machines they mean using
> something like vmware to run linux inside an running windows machine.
> 
> What you're describing sounds more like you just want to book linux
> from a CD and use it for something.
> 
> If you want to learn a new screen reader, you can use orca, which is
> built into Ubuntu.  So, you'd boot your CD, push a magic keystroke to
> turn on orca, and go from there.   I will say that Orca is not a
> mature as JAWS, so you'll likely have your frustrations with it.
> However, people do use it and like it.
> 
> you can start learning about orca on Ubuntu at this URL
> 
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Accessibility
> 
> An easier approach, if you just need shell access to linux, might be
> to have both windows and Ubuntu running at the same time, and then
> access Linux using an SSH client from your windows machine.
> 
> There are two ways to have both linux a windows running at the same
> time.  One way would be to have two machines.  The other would be to
> have vmware running on your windows machine, and boot up Ubuntu inside
> of vmware.
> 
> In other case, you'll need to configure your linux to accept ssh
> connections, and install an ssh client (PuTTY is one, there are
> others) on your windows machine.
> 
> That's probably enough to get you started.  Talk with others and find
> out if you'll just need shell access, or if you need access to Gnome
> based applications as well.
> 
> Take Care,
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 11:24:58AM -0400, Patrick B wrote:
> >
> > Hey all,
> > I am in need of an accessible way to connect to a Ubuntu Linux virtual 
> > environment. I've been provided a CD which can be used to boot a computer 
> > straight into it, however this naturally will not work with JAWS. If 
> > anyone has a solution it would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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