Accessible install in next release of Ubuntu

[Paul Hunt]

Hi Tara,

Yes I know about how Macs automatically start speech if you don't 
interact with the system.  Basically they assume you can't see the 
screen if you don't do anything after a set period.

It would be great if Ubuntu could be like this or we could at least have 
a system where speech could be enabled at any time with a simple easy to 
remember keypress.

I still don't fully understand how we're (as in blind people) currently 
supposed to get the Ubuntu CD up and talking.

I do have it installed (I'm using it right now) but I would like to try 
and get the developers to make it easier for blind people in future 
versions to get up and running so I need to understand how it works at 
the moment.

Any help appreciated!

Paul


On 12/08/10 18:38, Tara Sawyer wrote:
> On Macintosh OS X systems,, if you are at the front boot screen of the 
> install screen long enough without touching/typing anything, the 
> screen reader software starts up and asks if you need a screen 
> reader.  I forget exactly how that works, as I'm sighted, but I could 
> go figure it out if it helped someone.
>
> Paul, did you get this figured out? We can work together off list if 
> you need more help.
>
> With Love,
> Tara
>
> E.J. Zufelt wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Curious if there are any plans to make the accessible installation of 
>> the next release of Ubuntu more accessible?
>>
>> My thought is that instead of he rather precise timing required now 
>> to access the accessibility options that a keystroke could be used on 
>> the first page of the installer (once the Live CD loads) to activate 
>> the options.  Perhaps there is a technical limitation that would 
>> prevent this of which I am unaware.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Everett Zufelt
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