Re: Ubuntu and a screenreader

2013-10-18 Thread Alan Bell
On 18/10/13 01:29, tapper wrote: hi what's going on with the new Ubuntu: can i as a blind computer user install it with speech. are you going to update the wiki or even do a blog post about it. i will be very happy if you can get back to me and let me no as win 8 is a pile! thanks Tapper

Re: Ubuntu and a screenreader

2013-10-18 Thread Simon Eigeldinger
hi alan, well if this would be the only problems in ubuntu 13.10 i would say it would be pretty accessible and things. but unfortunately also additionally to petr's message there are also still the issues with the dash which you invoke with the super key. nothing seems to read over here.

Re: Ubuntu and a screenreader

2013-10-18 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Remember too that development resources, including those in the area of accessibility, are stretched pretty thin right now with the move to Mir and the new Unity that will span all sorts of mobile and set top / desktop platforms. I'd suggest sticking to Ubuntu 12.04 for now. That's what I

Ubuntu and a screenreader

2013-10-17 Thread tapper
hi what's going on with the new Ubuntu: can i as a blind computer user install it with speech. are you going to update the wiki or even do a blog post about it. i will be very happy if you can get back to me and let me no as win 8 is a pile! thanks Tapper -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list

Re: Ubuntu and a screenreader

2013-10-17 Thread Robert Cole
Hello, Tapper. From my understanding, due to limited resources and so forth, the focus of making Ubuntu accessible will be geared mainly toward Long-Term Support (LTS) releases. Ubuntu's next LTS release will be Ubuntu 14.04, likely to be released in April 2014. If you are wanting to stick