[NFBCS] Linux Screen Readers

[Bryan Duarte]

Thanks Jim for your response. I was pretty sure this was the case but I wanted to check anyways. I am wondering if there is any interest in putting together a team of people to build a Linux screen reader for X windows? I do not know exactly what is required to build a screen reader but I know I could figure it out. I also do not believe it is a project I would be able to handle on my own. Is there any interest from this group before I search else where for interested folks? Thanks everyone I know this is a big ask but I blieve it is long over due for Linux X windows to have full desktop aaccess for screen reader users.  

Bryan Duarte Ph.D. 


> On Aug 21, 2022, at 9:00 AM, Jim Barbour <jbar at barcore.com> wrote:
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> I am not aware of any screen readers that work well with X windows, except for orca. Orca runs on top of gnome, which imposes extra rules on its clients so that the necessary data is made available to orca.
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> There are, in my opinion, better commandline screen meters. YASR is a good one. But again, it only works in a terminal. 
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> Sorry I don’t have better news,
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> Jim 
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> Written while on the move,, 
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>>> On Aug 21, 2022, at 4:03 AM, Bryan Duarte via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>>    This email is primarily directed to those who are Linux users who rely on a screen reader. Although I have been using Linux for years, I have really only done so through the command line via remote connection. I know there are different screen readers such as Orca or speakup however, Orca needs to be updated in how it functions, and SpeakUp only works in the command line which does not help much when I already have access to the command line. 
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>>> My question is this… What screen readers are you all using to access the full Desktop Linux operating systems? My second question is, why hasn’t there been any work in developing a newer and better performing screen reader for the Linux desktop environment? I feel like it has to do with the fact that it would need to be maintained independently and there are not many people who care enough in the Linux developers network to take that on… Either way I hope someone here has some good news for me. Thanks ya'll
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>>> Bryan Duarte Ph.D.
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