> Hi, > This story with the completely blind user has another question - how will > such a user work with the computer screen and on the computer at all. > Anyway. > I have complete confidence in a blind computer user being able to use the liveCD, although I have not checked out the accessibility software on it. I saw a demo a few months ago by a couple of blind computer users at a lug meeting about accessibility under linux (ubuntu but no matter.) To say I was impressed would be an understatement; besides being entertained by their demonstrations of how the accents, cadence, gender, and so on of the vocal interface were being manipulated (yes, they were trying to entertain us!) the way the two of them managed to navigate through web pages and sysadmin put to rest any doubts in my mind how a blind person could use a linux box as well as a sighted person. > RE: Live CD > The Live CD is more than O.K. In my view a specification or a quick > reference guide in style expert system should be done what the newcomer > may or should do after installing the Live CD. This is ultimately what needs to be done if a "full fat" image isn't used; certainly my experience a couple of weeks ago with the two livecd images underlined the need for "something" since while an expert user might know what to do, the liveCD should be a showcase of what the distro can do for a new user, and if having a killer app -- such as in my case, OO.o -- is not practical, then "an easy" way, slash that, an obvious guide on how to install it for the newbie would be crucial. -- desktop mailing list desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop
