Re: [orca-list] Is Linux suitable for non-programmer/computer scientists?

[Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com>]

On 03/18/2013 03:33 PM, Bill Dengler(Ubuntu) wrote:
> Unity 3D is inaccessible?
> Then how am I using it to open the mail client and send this message?
> Do you mean on touchscreens?

Who said Unity 3D was inaccessible? As has been discussed here, Unity 3D 
has some accessibility issues. I don't think anyone has said that it was 
unusable though. Depending on what you're doing, it might be fine.

Unity is also going through some significant changes as Ubuntu and 
Canonical switch to the Mir window manager and converge on QT/QML for 
their interface that will span their supported platforms, from the phone 
to the desktop. This kind of significant change always causes 
apprehension from an accessibility standpoint, at least for me, but I"m 
hoping that Luke and others help ensure that accessibility is taken into 
account from the beginning and we'll have another great option for an 
accessible desktop.

> Bill
> On 03/18/2013 04:32 PM, Thomas Ward wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Oh, I am sure eventually Unity will get there. I think Luke or someone
> > said the goal is to get Unity 3D accessible by 14.04 LTS which is
> > still about a year away. For us Ubuntu users there are other
> > alternatives until that time comes. All we have to do is be patient
> > and wait for it to come. All things come to he who waits.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/18/13, Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com> wrote:
> > > I agree about Ubuntu 12.04. I do know that Canonical, Ubuntu and Unity
> > > are addressing accessibility issues as Unity is going through so many
> > > changes. I'm not sure what time line this will all be on, but long term
> > > I'm optimistic that this will be another accessible desktop option for
> > > the blind and that it'll also give us another touch interface to use on
> > > tablets and cell phones.
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> http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
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