Re: [LUG] 20220314 Help please, if possible. Any useable Screen to voice capability in Linux. 2nd question voice to type?

[Graham B via list <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There was a distro named The Sonar Project aimed as the visually impaired user although I don't think it maintained, there may be some forks of it somewhere?


https://archiveos.org/sonar/

The initial developer Jonathan Naidau was blind at 14 from a car axcident, having listened to some of his podcasts he has done some amazing things





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On 15 Mar 2022, 15:56, maceion@xxxxxxxxx < maceion@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Copy: Eion MacDonald <eionmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Dear folk,
20220314
20220314 Any useable Screen to voice capability in Linux?

In the last week of so , I have been aiding an neighbour who is
gradually losing all her sight. (A 14 year process, Age related Macular
Degeneration, [which I also suffer from] but now extremely critical),
She only goes out with her husband holding her hand)

She wanted help to read her emails on her 32 inch screen. Currently even
at 32 inch and magnify area, the text is not discernable easily.

I looked at text to speech readers in Linux, her husband uses Linux
distros, but has dual boot capability with Windows 10.

I found an absolute complete disaster zone in Linux, while even in basic
Windows 10 the Narrator system (in ease of access) worked 'reasonably'.

After some more exploration with Voice to Typing in which Google Docs
worked 'after a fashion' in Windows with Google Chrome browser, and not
so well in Linux using Google Chromium; I realised with many comments on
Linux forums this is an area where Linux was bad.

I have moved then back to Windows 10, as at least she can use a screen
reader for her email.

Can any in DCGLug offer better experience or advice for free software?

I would appreciate any notes or help or software guidance.

PS I did not consider Ubuntu -Gnome- Ocra, as that would have been both
OS change and new system GUI. Reports were mixed in reviews I saw.

I did not try Knoppix ADRIANE. which does use OCRA.
I probably need to buy a new machine (3rd hand offers) to re-try this
solution, which I last looked at some 5 years ago.

If DCGLug users have ADRIANE experience please advise.

Thanks in advance for our help

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Eion MacDonald

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