Best Distro for Blind

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Thank you for the recommendation and the resource links. I am going to 
give it a try.


John


On 4/30/2021 2:03 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Hello John
>
> Slint meets your requirements.
>
> It works well on a Thinkpad X220 and is fully accessible with Braille and
> speech from installation to usage, in graphical environments as in 
> console mode.
>
> I'd recommend you use then "Auto" mode of installation, very 
> straightforward.
>
> By default you'll get Mate as desktop.
>
> Software for browsing, email, word processing and spreadsheets are 
> included,
> and indeed ssh is available.
>
> To know more, some links:
> https://slint.fr
> http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/README.installation
> http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/doc/Accessibility/Accessibility 
>
>
> We have mailing list. To register, just email slint-request at freelists.org
> the subject 'subscribe', then answer the email you will receive.
>
> We are also on IRC: server irc.freenode.net, channel #slint
>
> Cheers,
> Didier
> ---
> Slint maintainer
> didier~at~slint~dot~fr
>
>
> Le 30/04/2021 à 19:20, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am a totally blind person and a LONG time Windows/Jaws/NVDA user. I 
>> am wondering what would be a recommendation for the best distro/GUI 
>> environment to begin using?  I would love to be able to move away 
>> from Windows and use Linux full time for browsing, email, word 
>> processing and spreadsheets. I have a Thinkpad X220 that I can use 
>> for Linux. About 15 years ago, I played around with Venux, but that 
>> project seems to be dormant now. I have a Pi 3B+ running some ham 
>> radio software and I have to SSH into it occasionally and perform 
>> some command line stuff. For daily usage, I want a full GUI environment.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>>
>>
>> John
>
>
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