[nfbcs] Accessible UNIX / LINUX Help Request

[John G. Heim via nfbcs]

In my opinion, the best talking distro out there is sonar linux. I don't know the URL, you can google that though. I was so impressed with sonar I installed it on my
 machine at home. And I do linux support for a living. I have not tried the latest version though. They recently switched from basing their distro on linux to basing it on arch (I think). 

If you need something based on ubuntu, you can try vinux. 

There is currently a huge debate going on on the orca list about standardizing the key bindings to make it easier for users to switch from Windows to linux. It has gotten heated enough that I took myself off the list for a while. But I can virtually guarantee that there will be no changes. I was about the only one who even seemed to think it was worth considering. I'll admit that it would be wrong to change the orca keys to be like those of jaws. What I would hope for, though, it to get people to agree that if some standardization could be done, it would be a good thing. People won't even go for that. It's ridiculous, IMO.


On May 17, 2014, at 9:34 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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