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[SOLVED] Screen Reader for Blind - MrHockey - 01-11-2015
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.
Re: Screen Reader for Blind - altman - 01-11-2015
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
Re: Screen Reader for Blind - bitsnpcs - 01-11-2015
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
Source
[sup]1 [/sup]- LXF188 September 2014, pg 27, has a roundup/testing of Voice recognition software.