Orca/linux accessibility teaching material

[Alan Bell]

sounds like a good topic for a screencast
http://screencasts.ubuntu.com
I haven't done one of these myself, but it sounds like fun to do.

Alan.

On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 16:57 +0100, Eleanor Smyth 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
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Eleanor Smyth
> Disability Officer Camara
> E-mail: mainstreaming at camara.ie
> 
> Camara Education
> The Digital Hub, 10-13 Thomas Street, Dublin 8.
> T: 0861217893
> www.camara.ie
> 
>