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[SOLVED] Screen Reader for Blind
MrHockey
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01-11-2015, 12:37 AM (This post was last modified: 01-14-2015, 02:46 PM by Scott(0).)
Is there software available for screen readers for the blind that is easy to install.  I'm trying to help a person out with this. Smile
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01-11-2015, 01:06 AM (This post was last modified: 01-11-2015, 01:18 AM by altman.)
I guess that there is an Assistive Technology app somewhere in the Menu , not sure , I removed lots of apps that I don t need on my system , someone else might give some info here .

Guess that their s ORCA app too . https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Accessibility

Also have a look on Accessibility app on the menu .

Also found this . hope it will be of any help ; http://simon-listens.org/index.php?id=122&L=1
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01-11-2015, 02:06 AM (This post was last modified: 01-11-2015, 02:15 AM by bitsnpcs.)
Hello MrHockey,

Orca https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
can work with Firefox, Thunderbird email, LibreOffice documents.

Speech-app is said to be easy to install (similar to Simon) -
https://github.com/andre-luiz-dos-santos/speech-app
Quote:[sup]1 [/sup]it uses Google API's as a backend through Chromium

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[sup]1 [/sup]- LXF188 September 2014, pg 27, has a roundup/testing of Voice recognition software.
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