Re: [orca-list] Ubuntu Touch/phone

[Majid Hussain <mhussaincov93 gmail com>]

hi all,
on a related topic or not,
ubuntu snappy
will orca be accessible on the images?
or is that a lost corse?
thanks for your responce in advance!
Majid

On 23/09/2015, Dennis Westphal <dennisianwestphal gmail com> wrote:
> Well that is  real miss step in my opinion that the Ubuntu Developers didnt
> include accessibility from the start of the project. However it still is in
> the early stages thats why I wanted to know if it would be possible to get
> orca running and make Ubuntu Phone usible for usable for us.
>
> Von meinem iPhone gesendet
>
> > Am 23.09.2015 um 12:08 schrieb kendell clark <coffeekingms gmail com>:
> >
> > hi
> > Don't take me too seriously when I get like this. I'm a little bitter
> > when it comes to us being beneath notice. I've lived in the windows
> > culture for so long despite me having switched to linux 4 years ago.
> > Blind agencies extatically point out the advantages of whatever platform
> > gives them the most kickbacks, perks and endorcements, while
> > conveniently ignoring the other options. Companies exploit us for
> > profit, and make a killing at it. I watch my fellow blind people growing
> > up used to being gouged for basic rights people without disabilities
> > take for granted. Thank god for linux, and joanie, rob, luke, everyone
> > who make linux usable by the blind
> > Thanks
> > Kendell clark
> >
> >
> > > On 09/23/2015 04:41 AM, kendell clark wrote:
> > > hi
> > > I hate to burst your bubble, but afaik ubuntu is doing zero to make
> > > their phone platform accessible. Android or IOS are really your only
> > > options. Sad, but true as far as I know. This platform could be
> > > accessible, but it takes the developers putting time and effort into it,
> > > and as we all know, that's hard to get someone who doesn't depend on
> > > accessibility tech to understand. What? Blind people? Huh? I don't
> > > understand. I'm not an IOS person, mostly because I refuse to buy into
> > > the apple culture, and also because I can't afford the vast majority of
> > > apple hardware. I've seen what apple fans are like and I don't really
> > > want to be caught up in that. Android fans can be just as fanatical I
> > > suppose, but I've never had an android phone for more than a few days.
> > > Thanks
> > > Kendell clark
> > >
> > >
> > > > On 09/23/2015 04:27 AM, Dennis Westphal wrote:
> > > > iOS is in my opinion the most accessible plattform for mobile devices.
> > > > However Id love to use orca and Linux in general on a mobile Phone or
> > > > Tablet as well. I myself dont really like Android. However I could
> > > > really get behind using Ubuntu Phone and that way using Linux
> > > > exclusively
> > > >
> > > > Von meinem iPhone gesendet
> > > >
> > > > > Am 23.09.2015 um 11:22 schrieb Vincenzo Rubano
> > > > > <vincenzo rubano studio unibo it>:
> > > > >
> > > > > From what I know, we’re really far from getting Orca running with them.
> > > > > If I remember correctly, the problem should be that the a11y
> > > > > infrastructure is not ready at all for handling touch screen events…
> > > > >
> > > > > If you want to get an accessible touch screen device I would recommend
> > > > > going with an iDevice. Sure, there’s some accessibility support in
> > > > > Android devices as well, but I don’t think that it is as good as the
> > > > > support that iOS provides… And this is my personal opinion after having
> > > > > played a bit with both platforms and I do not intend to open up a
> > > > > flame…
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Vincenzo.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Il giorno 23 set 2015, alle ore 09:31, Milton
> > > > > > <milton duurzaamdigitaal org> ha scritto:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Me too would like to have such phone.
> > > > > > Milton
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Op 23-09-15 om 09:15 schreef Dennis Westphal:
> > > > > > > Hi guys,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I just was wondering if there is any intension to integrate orca in
> > > > > > > Ubuntu phone. Or if it is even possible.
> > > > > > > If it would be possible I'd like to get my hands on one of them.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > > > orca-list mailing list
> > > > > > > orca-list gnome org
> > > > > > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > > > > > Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> > > > > > > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > > > > > > GNOME Universal Access guide:
> > > > > > > https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> > > > > > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > > > > >
> > > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > > orca-list mailing list
> > > > > > orca-list gnome org
> > > > > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > > > > Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> > > > > > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > > > > > GNOME Universal Access guide:
> > > > > > https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> > > > > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > orca-list mailing list
> > > > orca-list gnome org
> > > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > > Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> > > > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > > > GNOME Universal Access guide:
> > > > https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> > > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> _______________________________________________
> orca-list mailing list
> orca-list gnome org
> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> GNOME Universal Access guide:
> https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org