Accessible Distros for a beginner?

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Could be mini-slint could run on that raspberry pi.  I don't have one
yet so haven't tried that one yet.  The mini-slint is a command line
environment the way it starts out after installation.

On Sat, 22 Aug 2020, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 16:49:51
> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: Accessible Distros for a beginner?
>
> Hello,
>
> I answer inline to the parts of your message quoted below:
>
> Le 22/08/2020 ? 21:20, SL  a ?crit :
> > I don't know if I would also need to compile source files for Slint when I'm getting started with the OS?
>
> No need to do that. You get a lot of software out of the boxes, and can get more just typing a few commands, as with many other Linux distributions, either pre-built or compiled and installed typing just one command.
>
> > But if Slint starts speaking out of the box more or less, maybe I would start with that.
> Slint starts speaking from the very beginning of installation and speaks in all contexts; console as graphical environments including Mate, the default.
>
> If you have a hard synthesizer you can use it as well. Slint can preserve and restore specific settings for each synthesizer if you use several.
>
> Orca is indeed available in graphical environments and you can use (and switch between) console screen readers: espeakup, speechd-up and fenrir.
>
> Indeed braille is enabled as well from the very beginning of installation.
>
> > I like how many accessibility features Slint has.
> We try hard to provide as many as possible.
>
> > And if I wouldn't need to compile a lot of source files, maybe Slint would be a good choice.
> Indeed <smile>
>
> About support: we answer all questions in the Slint mailing list, and beginners are welcome there.
>
> So I think that Slint is a good choice for a laptop in your situation.
>
> Slint don't support raspberry Pi, but for that Stormux is a good choice.
>
> Storm Dragon, its maintainer, is a friend and we do cooperate for the benefit of our users.
>
> Didier
> didier at slint.fr
>
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