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

[Karen Lewellen]

Hi Stewart,
When you are back, would you mind sending me a private e-mail so we might 
set   a time to speak?
My questions are not likely to be answerable from  anyone at CNIB.
Thanks in advance!
Kare



On Thu, 27 Feb 2020, Stewart Russell via talk wrote:

> 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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>>
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