[nfbcs] Accessible UNIX / LINUX Help Request

[Tami Jarvis via nfbcs]

Hey, Ian! Here are some links to Orca information:

orca-list mailing list
orca-list at gnome.org
https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
The manual is at 
http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp

I'm currently running Ubuntu 12.10. Getting Orca up and running was not 
too difficult once I got speech happening. One snag I encountered was 
that the sound was muted at first, so I couldn't use Orca to find out 
the keystrokes to unmute the sound. Fortunately, I had another computer 
to use to look it up, but it was very frustrating! Which reminds me. I 
need to review those keystrokes before I get myself in the same trouble 
again. /lol/

I'm preparing belatedly to upgrade my Ubuntu system, so I'll be going 
through the steps again and may be able to intelligently (ha!) talk you 
through them... There are now other accessible distros that work with 
Orca. I haven't been paying enough attention to the buzz on those to be 
useful at this point.

When I get my own system cleaned up, backed up and upgrade, I'll be in 
touch, since the process for that and also for getting Orca going again 
will be fresh in my so-called brain. :)

Tami

On 05/17/2014 07:34 AM, Ian C. Bray via nfbcs wrote:
> Is there anyone out there who can help me
> get an UBUNTU  box started so that it has some varriant of
> speech that functions simillarly to JAWS?
>
> I-- have no idea where to start with this.
>
> Tami Jarvis spoke to me about ORCA-- and I have only been diving into my own SEMI-Professional Accessibility Needs recently.
>
> I have an ancient LAPTOP with 12.8 LTS on it, and I would like to get back to my Unix / Linux Tinkering.
>
> Mentorship & off-line phone conversations & EMail Groups / Listservs welcome.
> I do not do well in forums-- but I'm not saying I won't try.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Ian  C. Bray
> Louisville, KY
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