[nfbcs] Thinking about ordering a Raspberry pi but have a few questions

[Amanda Lacy]

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On 7/31/17, Tony Malykh via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Ryan,
>
> The mechanical operations (placing the RPI in the plastic case,
> connecting to USB power source and inserting an SD card) should all be
> easy enough.
>
> Similarly to Aaron, I only use my Raspberry Pi through SSH, so I don't
> know about screenreaders in Linux. I can tell you what I know.
>
> First you'll need to prepare and SD card: you will flash it with an
> image of Raspbian, that is a slightly modified version of Debian. This
> step is fully accessible from another computer. That would let you to
> boot up your raspberry pi. I don't iknow if there is any way to turn
> on a screen reader at this point. But, there is a way to turn on SSH
> access. So in the worst case, you can log in by SSH and install a
> screen reader manually.
>
> I think you should ask on raspberry pi forums. They are aware that
> blind people exist in this world, because one of they utilities
> (raspi-config) used to be very hard-to-use for a blind person, but I
> saw someone complained there and they made it more acce4ssible.
>
> Also I need to mention that the built-in sound card is really really
> bad, so you'd rater buy a USB sound card (less than 10 dollars on
> amazon).
>
> Tony
>
> On 7/29/17, Aaron Cannon via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> All the cases I am familiar with are just plastic with no screws or other
>> fasteners. You just snap it in place and you're good to go. The power
>> supply
>> connects to the motherboard via a simple USB micro port.
>>
>> Can't help with the rest of your questions, as I always just use Raspbian
>> via SSH.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
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>>> On Jul 29, 2017, at 20:12, Ryan Mann via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am thinking about ordering a Raspberry Pi, but I have a few questions:
>>> How easy is it for a blind person to connect a power supply to it and
>>> put
>>> it into a case?  What tools would I need to do this?
>>> I have used Linux in the past.  How easy is it to get speech up and
>>> running?  Would I be able to use Orca with the GUI or would I be using
>>> Speakup or another console screen reader?
>>>
>>>
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