XubuntuAccessibility

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Because of it's low resourse use XFCE may be a very good platform for certain accessibility tools. Things like screen readers and magnifiers often require a fair amount of extra RAM and CPU power. The first thing to investigate is how well do XFCE apps support AT-SPI. Because of it's low resourse use XFCE may be a very good platform for certain accessibility tools. Things like screen readers and magnifiers often require a fair amount of extra RAM and CPU power.
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 * Alice has started experimenting with Linux on an older computer with only 256MB RAM. It runs the standrard Gnome desktop just fine but when she starts the magnifier and screen reader that she needs it gets very slow. She wants to try Xubuntu as a lighter alternative, where the access tools should fit more comfortably inti memory.
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 * Create a Live CD configuration based on the Ubuntu one.
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 * Include Orca, Festival (or Espeak), Speech Dispatcher, gnome-mag, and SOK
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 * Include the libraries required by AT-SPI and SOK
 * Track the development of the Sticky Keys (and related) feature upstream.
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 * Investigate is how well do XFCE apps support AT-SPI.
 * Investigate the availability of high contrast themes
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== References ==		  * Jani, heno and Luke looked at access tools, and most gnome tools seem to work on XFCE. Sticky Keys is being developed upstream.

Xubuntu Accessibility

Summary

Implement some basic accessibility features in Xubuntu.

Rationale

Because of it's low resourse use XFCE may be a very good platform for certain accessibility tools. Things like screen readers and magnifiers often require a fair amount of extra RAM and CPU power.

Use cases

  • Alice has started experimenting with Linux on an older computer with only 256MB RAM. It runs the standrard Gnome desktop just fine but when she starts the magnifier and screen reader that she needs it gets very slow. She wants to try Xubuntu as a lighter alternative, where the access tools should fit more comfortably inti memory.

Scope

  • Create a Live CD configuration based on the Ubuntu one.

Design

  • Include Orca, Festival (or Espeak), Speech Dispatcher, gnome-mag, and SOK

Implementation

  • Include the libraries required by AT-SPI and SOK
  • Track the development of the Sticky Keys (and related) feature upstream.

Outstanding issues

  • Investigate is how well do XFCE apps support AT-SPI.
  • Investigate the availability of high contrast themes

BoF agenda and discussion

  • Jani, heno and Luke looked at access tools, and most gnome tools seem to work on XFCE. Sticky Keys is being developed upstream.

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