Orca/linux accessibility teaching material

[Bill Cox]

Hi, Eleanor.  If you are going to install the newest version of Ubuntu
on these machines, you get a pretty decent setup if you enable an
"accessible" install.  You press space at the first screen to get to a
text menu, F5 to open accessibility options, and 3 to select the Orca
screen reader.  It actually does a bunch of other stuff, too, and
makes the machine boot talking.  Default accessiblity in Ubuntu Lucid
is actually pretty good.  I'll also put in a plug for Vinux 3.0, which
is basically Ubuntu Lucid with some tweaks to make it work a bit
better with Orca, and with a console screen reader.

Bill

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Eleanor Smyth <mainstreaming at camara.ie> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Camara (www.camara.ie) refurbishes old computers, sends them out to Africa
> and sets up learning centres. At the moment we are trying to make our Linux
> computers more accesible for students that are living with disabilities.
> After much debate, we decided to stick with the accessibity features already
> on Linux.
>
> The computers, already in Africa have various versions of Ubuntu, this means
> that Ocra functions to various degrees in the schools. We discovered that
> the speech on older versions of ocra was very fast and difficult to
> understand  So, we want to update ocra by sending out a C.D with the latest
> version of orca to the schools in Africa and update orca when refurbishing
> the computers going out.
>
> With that done, we need to train our teachers on how to update orca (for the
> computers already sent out) and write up a manual on how to use ocra within
> the classroom. This is where we'll have to call upon some help. Setting up
> the accessibity features is difficult for someone who has very basic
> computer skills.
>
> Are there any good tutorials (audio and visual) out there that we could use?
> Any additional info that we should be aware of?  All comments/material will
> be much appreciated.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Eleanor
>
>
>
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> Eleanor Smyth
> Disability Officer Camara
> E-mail: mainstreaming at camara.ie
>
> Camara Education
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