[NFBCS] unix and Linux folow up

[Rynhardt Kruger]

Hi,

There are some mailing lists which you might be interested in, the oldest
is probably the Blinux (Blind+Linux) list:

https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

Another one is the Orca list:

https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list

Finally there is a Clubhouse club called "Blind Linux Users Group" of which
I am a co-host. It is mostly informal with monthly Linux chats, although we
plan to do some demos/presentations in the future.

As a side note, if you only need command line, you might consider
installing a command line only accessible distro in a VM. One which is
currently very popular is Slint:

https://slint.fr

It is a mainstream distro (originally the Slackware Internationalization
project), but the maintainer is really active with accessibility. Slint
comes with the Speakup screen reader, which has a keymap similar to review
mode from NVDA. However, it does allow you to install a graphical desktop
with Orca as well.

HTH,

Rynhardt


On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 5:48 AM AJB via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
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>
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> Thanks all for the great answers! I am trying to start learning Linux and
> Unix before my class starts. I was wondering could someone from here can
> help me start to learn either using Orka or using Jaws with the command
> line
> in Linux? Dug If I am understanding you correctly, do you mean that I do
> not
> need to learn Orka with Linux? If that is the case, I would be very
> delighted.
>
> Thanks all!
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