[Promotion-technology] Fwd: [gui-talk] Ubuntu Live CD - request for testing

[David Andrews]

>
>From: heno henrik.omma at gmail.com
>Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users
>
>Hello,
>
>We have been working for some time to make Ubuntu accessible to a wider
>group of computer users, including the visually impaired.
>
>Some assistive technology tools have been available for some time,
>including screen readers and magnifiers. However, it is still the case
>that just getting started using Linux represents some barriers in
>itself and that asking users to switch OS without the help of the
>required access tools amounted to a catch-22 situation.
>
>To bridge this gap, we opted to work on making the Live CD accessible
>so that people can boot that and test out the system. The Live CD
>itself has an installer that can in turn be used to install the whole
>system to your hard drive.
>
>If you want to give it a try you can download a CD image here:
>http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ and see the getting
>started guide here:
>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accessibility/doc/StartGuide
>
>Any testing and feedback would be appreciated.
>
>The system still has some serious known limitations: The usability of
>the boot process should be improved. The HD installer currently does
>not support screen reader operation. And several key applications do
>currently not work properly with the assistive technology, including
>Firefox and OpenOffice.
>
>  Henrik
>  Ubuntu Accessibility Team coordinator
>
>
>Regards Steve
>Email:  srp at internode.on.net
>Skype:  steve1963
>MSN Messenger:  internetuser383 at hotmail.com 
>
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