Re: [orca-list] Making Ubuntu Software Center accessible

["Peter Torpey" <ptorpey rochester rr com>]

It seems to me one of the big frustrations with Ubuntu is that these
important tasks are not easily accessible for the blind user.

It should be an easy and straightforward task for a blind person to at least
install the OS without having to search around for documentation and hints
on what magic sequence of keys to hit before anything starts talking at all.
After all, if one can't even install the OS, the rest of the questions are
irrelevant!

Also, installing/updating packages is a key task that one needs to keep on
top of since fixes and upgrades are constantly coming down the pipe.  Again,
if the blind user can't easily perform these common tasks, this is just one
more hurdle that will prevent them from using the system and errors will
occur if one has to make modifications by hand in order to perform these
tasks.

In summary, this system would be a lot more friendly to blind users if:
1.  The install CD came up talking immediately without the user having to
guess at where they are or what key sequences need to be pressed to get
things going, and, 2.  The updating of packages should be as straightforward
for the blind user as it is for the sighted user.  One shouldn't need
additional modifications to perform these key tasks that require Su
permissions.

--Pete


-----Original Message-----
From: orca-list-bounces gnome org [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On
Behalf Of Bill Cox
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:17 AM
To: orca-list gnome org; ubuntu
Subject: [orca-list] Making Ubuntu Software Center accessible

Since Karmic, Ubuntu has not had a decent accessible software installer.
Since Ubuntu has gone with a new "Ubuntu Software Center", it may make sense
to work on making that accessible.  Is this already in the works?  Is that
the right place to put effort, or should we have blind users install the old
gnome-app-installer?

Bill
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-----Original Message-----
From: orca-list-bounces gnome org [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On
Behalf Of Bill Cox
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:17 AM
To: orca-list gnome org; ubuntu
Subject: [orca-list] Making Ubuntu Software Center accessible

Since Karmic, Ubuntu has not had a decent accessible software
installer.  Since Ubuntu has gone with a new "Ubuntu Software Center",
it may make sense to work on making that accessible.  Is this already
in the works?  Is that the right place to put effort, or should we
have blind users install the old gnome-app-installer?

Bill
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