[NFBCS] Linux users

[Bryan Duarte]

Hey Ryan,

I have had very little luck with Vinux. It was great when they first created it but mostly just because of the talking installer. I like to install my own programs any ways so it was never an issue getting Orca or any subsequent programs or tools after installed. I think I really need to look in to speak up it sounds like. I am pretty sure it only runs in the terminal is that correct? Also is speakup something that is actually running or is it more of a wrapper for your commands? I read something on speak up a while back on the Rasp PI site but I thought it said speak up was something that you had to specify with every command you executed. Did I misunderstand that? Any feedback on this would be awesome.
Bryan Duarte | software engineer

ASU Computer Science Ph.D Student
IGERT Fellow
Alliance for Person-centered Accessible Technology (APAcT)
Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (CUbiC Lab)
National Federation of the Blind of Arizona | Affiliate Board Member
National Association of Blind Students | Board Member
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> On Aug 4, 2019, at 3:41 PM, Ryan Mann via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> 
> The last time I checked out Vinux, it was way out of date compared to the regular Ubuntu.  Is this still the case?  If so, I would stay away from it and just set up Orca or Speakup on a main stream Linux distribution.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Aug 4, 2019, at 4:38 PM, Humberto Avila via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
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>> Dear Brian,
>> 
>> 
>> You can actually down load a stand alone version of the Linux OS, with built-in accessibility and screen readers. It is called Vinux, which is Linux for the visually impaired. You can download it from http://vinuxproject.org/ <http://vinuxproject.org/>
>> 
>> 
>> From my experience, it is very accessible, and it has a lot of structural content and navigation just like using JAWS on Windows. It is a bit of a learning curve, though, because Orca uses a lot of different key mappings that windows users aren't used to. However, it is completely doable.
>> 
>> 
>> I have been using it a little bit, running it under a virtual machine on Windows, which is a possibility if you just want to learn it.
>> 
>> Orca uses the Insert key as the screen reader key for performing actions, just like JAWS and NVDA, so many of the things that you do may be familiar.
>> 
>> 
>> Hopefully this helps a bit.
>> 
>> 
>> Humberto
>> 
>> [JAWS Certified, 2019]<http://www.freedomscientific.com/certification <http://www.freedomscientific.com/certification>>   [NVDA Certified Expert 2019] <http://certification.nvaccess.org <http://certification.nvaccess.org/>>
>> 
>> On 8/4/2019 9:11 AM, Bryan Duarte via NFBCS wrote:
>> 
>> Hey ya'll,
>> 
>> I am sure to some this is a ridiculous question but I need to ask any way. I have been using Linux for years but mostly through an SSH connection to a server instance on either AWS or a PI or designated server in my lab. My question is does any one have any feedback on using it stand alone with Orca or some other screen reader? If so plese share your experiences.
>> Bryan Duarte
>> 
>> PhD Computer Science Research student
>> IGERT Fellow, CUbiC Lab, Arizona State University
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Bryan Duarte | software engineer

ASU Computer Science Ph.D Student
Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (CUbiC Lab)
IGERT Fellow
Alliance for Person-centered Accessible Technology (APAcT)
National Federation of the Blind of Arizona | Affiliate Board Member
Phone: 480-652-3045