From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-iy0-f170.google.com (mail-iy0-f170.google.com [209.85.210.170]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF184C1A1C8 for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:38:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by iaoo28 with SMTP id o28so5232128iao.29 for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:38:50 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=/heOID+PbHsz99Ir9OLDI165AzhS4gPnjzgREfe7JFI=; b=SzSmVMhRac11jrpz76vWtHf1RxBX1jzffOcuqQaA5qWJgUh8PYZWhkpLPrRKxmyahg niy1aXcFeXflgGoRfUL+drJmk0Pe788Zg2CzrqQ6Fp4xVYEcO/AdV7m7u4XYz/c3GP4J riVp9PxFlCa/nL5vzbXHZkR1PzUkh7Vr8S9zQ= Received: by 10.43.46.196 with SMTP id up4mr19558187icb.23.1326933530525; Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:38:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.125] (c-76-20-104-251.hsd1.ca.comcast.net. [76.20.104.251]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id he16sm94595431ibb.9.2012.01.18.16.38.48 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:38:49 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4F176613.5090609@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:38:43 -0800 From: Robert cole User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:8.0) Gecko/20111124 Thunderbird/8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Speakup enabled Distros for Blind Technicians References: <4F149745.5040301@gmail.com> <8FCFE5DAD39F4A3B884FB1514057D960@math.wisc.edu> In-Reply-To: <8FCFE5DAD39F4A3B884FB1514057D960@math.wisc.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:38:49 -0000 thanks for all of the replies. I downloaded GRML, and I will try it out more in-depth soon. I just need something which I can use to work on Windows or Linux computer systems (more often Windows based systems). One example would be that of backing up data on a system with a broken Windows installation or doing something like virus scanning or password restoration GRML seems like it would be a great candidate. On 01/17/2012 08:54 AM, John Heim wrote: > I recently wrote a wiki entry on how to use the accessibility features > of the latest grml release. You can find it here: > http://wiki.iavit.org/index.php/Accessing_grml > > I would also recommend that you check out vinux. Grml is a live CD > designed to be used for rescuing computers. Vinux is a ubuntu fork > with speech enabled by default. They're not really competitors. > > PS: The wiki in the URL above is for the International Association of > Visually Impaired Technologists. If you want to give something back to > the blind community, consider writing some wiki entries and sharing > your knowledge. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert cole" > To: "Speakup List" > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 3:31 PM > Subject: Speakup enabled Distros for Blind Technicians > > >> Hello, everyone. >> >> I do a lot of PC repair work for different people (friends, family, >> etc), and I was wondering if there are any live Linux distributions >> which are Speakup-enabled that would aid me in this task. The only >> one that comes to mind right now is ADRIANE Knoppix, but I believe it >> makes use of Orca. >> >> I don't really need a GUI, although it can be helpful at times, but I >> am just curious to see if there is anyone else on the list who knows >> of any distros for this sort of task that could be run from a CD or >> USB key that have Speakup readily available. >> >> I am still a bit new to screen reading software, but it is sure >> making my life much easier. What little vision I have seems to get >> much more easily strained nowadays. >> >> Thanks for any input. >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup