[nfbcs] Accessible UNIX / LINUX Help Request

[Blaine Clark via nfbcs]

Here's a couple of Ubuntu links that discuss their accessibility and 
efforts;
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Accessibility
Among other things, that one tells how to trigger the screen reader Orca 
from the initial loading of the Live Load test and installation disk.
Here's a general wiki page from Ubuntu;
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accessibility
Sonar Linux was mentioned and it is quite good too. Here's the page link;
http://sonargnulinux.com/
Vinux is Ubuntu that's been tweaked by VI developers to be easier and 
has several of the Ubuntu default programs removed and replaced with 
more accessible types.
http://wiki.vinuxproject.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
And on Facebook;
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vinux/
There are several other Linux projects going on around the world. 
There's one that's gained a solid foot-hold in South America called the 
F123 project for example.

There is a learning curve between Microsoft and Linux as well as between 
the different accessible projects going on in Linux. Not only is the 
basic system different, but once you get into the programs, there are 
differences between them and the Microsoft alternatives. It depends on 
your interest, your ability and your determination as to whether the 
curves will be easy or hard. There really is only one way to find out. 
One nice thing about it, the only costs are DVD disks, which are cheap 
and your time.