[Athen] Screen reader and Eee PC?

[Travis Roth]

Assuming the Linux system is running the Gnome desktop, look for Orca (the
screen reader and magnifier.)

On default Gnome installations, Orca is included automatically. If your
setup has a customized version Orca may be missing so you'll have to install
it. Look for a package manager in the OS somewhere and see if it has it
listed.

Learn more about Orca here:

http://live.gnome.org/Orca/DownloadInstall

 

 

From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Gabbert, Darren L.
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 1:28 PM
To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
Subject: [Athen] Screen reader and Eee PC?

 

I am working with someone who is blind that is in need of a low/no cost
screen reader for her PC.  It turns out she has been given a Eee PC.  I am
perfectly unfamiliar with this puppy.  It is apparently a Linux based
laptop.  It is running an Intel R Mobile Processor, 1GB RAM, 4GB Hard Drive,
and runs some kind of word processing programs called Star Office 8 and Ez
PenPower Jr.  Seems to use Firefox for a browser.

 

Anyway, I need some suggestions here on providing screen reader
capabilities.  Thanks in advance...

 

Darren

 

Darren Gabbert

Grants & Contracts Administrator

Adaptive Computing Technology Center

University of Missouri Division of IT

N-18 Memorial Union

Columbia, MO 65211

Phone: (573) 673-5629

Fax:  (314) 594-9909

Darren at Missouri.edu <mailto:Darren at Missouri.eduedu> 

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