You may also wish to consider SLINT at http://slint.fr based on slackware.
You can install it and it has all sorts of helps for blind users. I have it configured so it boots up into console command line, and I do 99% of my work there. It also has emacspeak correctly configured. Best wishes, David On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 7:56 PM Don Raikes <don.rai...@oracle.com> wrote: > Hello, > > > > I am interested in installing Linux on a spare computer I have. > Unfortunately my refreshable braille display is non-functional at this > point, so I will need to rely on speech for everything. > > > > Is there a release of debian that has Speakup installed and working for > not only the installation but also by default for the console? > > > > I would also like the option of using orca for gnome accessibility. > > > > It has been several years since I have looked at debian so I am not up on > the current state of the distro. > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > -- > Thanks, Donald > > Accessibility, like security, is better when built-in from the beginning > rather than bolted on at the end. > > > [image: Oracle] <http://www.oracle.com/> > Donald Raikes | Accessibility Specialist > Mobile: +15202717608 | VOIP: +15205744033 > Oracle Accessibility Program Office > | Tucson, Arizona > > [image: Green Oracle] <http://www.oracle.com/commitment> > > Oracle is committed to developing practices and products that help protect > the environment > > >
