Accessible login prompt and i3 wm

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Hello I want to install arch on my laptop. I would like to use a
window manager rather than a full blown desktop because I'm limited on
space. I would also like to setup a accessible login prompt. I would
like to try my hand at i3. I tryed ratpoison and I could never get
firefox-esr sound to work. Also how do you save speakup settings
between reboots. It always resets my speech rate when using speakup.