[GTALUG] + Raspberry Pi's Raspbian now supports Orca screen reader.

[Stewart Russell]

I work for an assistive tech charity. We're certainly pleased that the
Raspberry Pi Foundation has integrated Orca, but Distance Computer Comfort
- our free adaptive computer technical support service - hasn't had any
calls about this. I also don't know what integration testing the Foundation
has done.

Jutta'a group at OCADu is certainly good, but they're more research-based
than client focussed. I know that individuals at CNIB are all about
Raspberry Pi solutions, but corporately I don't think they're there yet.

I'm in BC this week then Gatineau next but would be happy to chat when I'm
back.

On Thu., Feb. 27, 2020, 11:51 Evan Leibovitch via talk, <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> Hi Karen,
>
> The best resource I know in the GTA for this kind of query is the Inclusive
> Design Research Centre at OCAD University. I don't have contacts (I worked
> with one of the professors there) but know that they have plenty of
> experience with Linux and screen readers. Just not sure if they've worked
> with the Pi.
>
> HTH,
>
> - Evan
>
>
>
> On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 14:31, Karen Lewellen via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Any pi users here able to  advise about this setup?
>> My concern is what applications might not work,  as a deciding factor to
>> bother.
>> Conversation on a list focused on adaptive technology   and the pi,  is
>> not  yielding much  information  on, so thought I might ask here instead.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The Raspberry Pi team reached out to an accessibility charity known as
>> AbilityNet to help evaluate the Raspberry Pi desktop environment for
>> improvements. Raspbian now supports Orca screen reader. Orca is
>> compatible with
>> most applications that use GTK or Qt toolkits. Other toolkits aren't
>> compatible
>> and may or may not work. You can also find a new pixel doubling feature
>> in the
>> Raspberry Pi Configuration menu, improving screen visibility for visually
>> impaired persons.
>>
>>
>> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspbian-buster-gets-new-features-in-big-update
>>
>>
>>   thoughts?
>> Karen
>>
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