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Accessibility, what would the perfect blind Linux Desktop be like for you? (discussion.fedoraproject.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Accessibility is a really important field. Everyone should have the right to use a free and friendly Operating System.

But its a pretty nieche topic, and I also think current ways of implementing it are not perfect.

I created a Thread on Fedora Discussion (Link) but Lemmy is way more active so I would love to spread attention to this topic, and collect your ideas.

How should a blind Desktop be structured?
Are there any big dealbreakers like Wayland, TTS engines, specific applications e.g.?
What do you think would be the best base Desktop to build such a setup on?
Would you think an immutable, out of the box Distro like "Fedora Silversound", with everything included, the best tools, presets, easy setup e.g. is a good idea?
How privacy-friendly can a usable blind Desktop be?

Also, how would you like to call it? "A Talking Desktop"?

I am excited for your comments!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I’m not sure if you’ll get answers from the blind community here but one thing I’d love as a developer is some way to simulate or test different accessibility situations. I can use linters and read up on best practices but I don’t feel like there’s any way to know for sure I’m doing things correctly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Close your eyes and use it right?