An Accessibility spin of Silverblue, with the best experience possible?
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I read this discussion thread but it was closed pretty soon. I read @vpolasek 's post on daily use of Desktop Linux as a blind person and found it really interesting. There was the idea of a spin, which I think fits it. Why should blind people use a sighted Desktop with a screenreader? This makes no sense to me. I am really curious and think this is essential, it should be a very high top priority. Blind people will probably have very different needs, and I am would love to discuss what the b...

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!

  • @ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5•8 months ago

    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.