Hi, darragh: There is a document explaining the process of installing a Red Hat style Linux modified by the Speakup screen reader at: http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html Screen reading on the graphical environment on Linux will not be available until later this year. -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org