[NFBCS] Which graphical screen readers are folks using under Linux/BSD/Unix?

[beth.chocolategeek at gmail.com]

Hi Brian,

Orca with Firefox works pretty well. I have a Ubuntu system running and
Firefox works pretty close to what I can do in Windows. I've found some apps
are accessible in Orca, while others aren't, unfortunately, a problem we
also have in Windows. 

To the best of my knowledge, the last time I checked, the KDE graphical
desktop does not have a screen reader so Orca and Gnome would be the best. I
haven't been able to connect through a virtual environment using Orca to
another Linux or Windows system, this is something I'm working on for work
and possibly school projects.



-----Original Message-----
From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Brian Buhrow via NFBCS
Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 5:24 PM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Brian Buhrow <buhrow at nfbcal.org>
Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Which graphical screen readers are folks using under
Linux/BSD/Unix?

	hello.  Yes, I'm familiar with many of the terminal based options, I
use YASR as my daily screen reader where it works beautifully.  I'm
specifically interested in the graphical environment, Firefox, so I can have
a fully capable browser in my usual work environment.  right now, if I need
a graphical browser, I have to move to Windows or my iOS device to do my
browsing.  That's been working fine for many years, but I feel it's time to
improve this situation if possible.
	I'm also exploring the idea of running a Windows VM in my Unix
environment, just to get Office and the browsers in Windows.  Right now, I'm
not sure which is a better choice, Orca with Firefox or a Windows VM.
Has anyone done the latter?
-thanks
-Brian

On Dec 2,  4:13pm, Christopher Chaltain via NFBCS wrote:
} Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Which graphical screen readers are folks using under
} You have a couple of options in the terminal, but as far as a GUI desktop
is } concerned, I'm pretty sure Orca is your only option.
}
} --
} Christopher (AKA CJ)
} Chaltain at Gmail
}
} > -----Original Message-----
} > From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Brian Buhrow via } >
NFBCS } > Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:11 PM } > To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
} > Cc: Brian Buhrow <buhrow at nfbcal.org> } > Subject: [NFBCS] Which
graphical screen readers are folks using under } > Linux/BSD/Unix?
} > 
} > 	hello folks.  I realize I'm addressing an extremely small subset of
} folks on
} > this list, but I'm curious, of those of you working in X windows based }
> environments with screen readers, which screen reader are you using?
} > I'm looking at trying to install and learn Orca, which says it works
with } Gnome, } > but I'm thinking there may be other alternatives, but I
can't think of } them at the } > moment.  So, what are folks using and has
anyone run multiple graphical } screen } > readers under X enough to be able
to say which is better under which } > circumstance?
} >
} > Thoughts, observations, gotchas welcome!
} >
} > -thanks
} > -Brian
} >
} >
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