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Anyone here use Accessible-Coconut and how is it compared to Windows? (self.Blind)
submitted by gay_catgirl
For context, I'm legally blind in one eye and have kinda bad sight in the other eye but not enough for that eye to also be considered legally blind, and I suspect my not legally blind eye might slowly be getting worse, but that ain't the point of this post.
Anyway, long story short: I've been having a lot of trouble with using Windows (tried both 10 and 11) on my 2 in 1 laptop and it's to the point where I've been considering just giving up on Windows entirely and going back to Linux. I have some limited experience with Linux from a few years ago, but it's been a long while since I used any linux distro for an extended period of time and I've been using Windows solely for the past 3 or so years. And recently due to my trouble with Windows, I looked to see if there were any linux distros specifically meant to be accessible for visually impaired and blind people and really the only one I found that was updated recently, as in within the past year, was Accessible-Coconut, and I'm considering trying it out, but it seems like all the stuff I was able to find on it was written by sighted people who just went over the features of the distro and weren't really able to give an adequate full review, and I haven't really found anything on it written by a visually impaired or blind person.
Anyway, long story short: I've been having a lot of trouble with using Windows (tried both 10 and 11) on my 2 in 1 laptop and it's to the point where I've been considering just giving up on Windows entirely and going back to Linux. I have some limited experience with Linux from a few years ago, but it's been a long while since I used any linux distro for an extended period of time and I've been using Windows solely for the past 3 or so years. And recently due to my trouble with Windows, I looked to see if there were any linux distros specifically meant to be accessible for visually impaired and blind people and really the only one I found that was updated recently, as in within the past year, was Accessible-Coconut, and I'm considering trying it out, but it seems like all the stuff I was able to find on it was written by sighted people who just went over the features of the distro and weren't really able to give an adequate full review, and I haven't really found anything on it written by a visually impaired or blind person.
zersiax 2 points 1y ago
OP, this is a bit hard to respond to because I don't know what exactly your problems with Windows are. I wouldn't say Linux is more accessible than Windows from most perspectives, I'd rather have to claim the opposite, but if Linux works better for you in the sense that it better connects to how you want to use a computer, then that could be a reason to give it a go. I can't really judge that, though.
It appears that most AC support goes through Telegram, which ...makes me wonder why there's not at least a bit more info on some wiki, website or other such portal. Another alternative, Slint, seems to be a bit more established, but has a Slackware base which is a bit of an acquired taste.
Tell me a bit more about your windows frustrations, that way I can advise you better.
It appears that most AC support goes through Telegram, which ...makes me wonder why there's not at least a bit more info on some wiki, website or other such portal. Another alternative, Slint, seems to be a bit more established, but has a Slackware base which is a bit of an acquired taste.
Tell me a bit more about your windows frustrations, that way I can advise you better.
bradley22 1 points 1y ago
What are you wanting from the OS?
If you're wanting a screen reader, I'd say orca works pretty well once you've messed with it a bit, the voices aren't the best though, windows/mack have ESpeek beat when it comes to that, I'm not sure about magnifying the screen, sorry.
If you're wanting a screen reader, I'd say orca works pretty well once you've messed with it a bit, the voices aren't the best though, windows/mack have ESpeek beat when it comes to that, I'm not sure about magnifying the screen, sorry.
Fridux 1 points 1y ago
I remember that back in the mid to late 2000s, after composition became a thing on Linux thanks to Compiz and later Beryl, both managers supported zoom and negative color plug-ins, which weren't more than just a curiosity for me back then since my vision was enough to use computers without specific accessibility features. Although I started using Windows in 2009 and MacOS in 2011, I would be shocked if modern compositors didn't support both zoom and inverted colors since those are very easy to implement in graphics shaders, meaning any mainstream distro will probably work just fine for you.
I don't think that Linux is very good in terms of accessibility for the totally blind like me, but for those who still have some sight there's more than likely a huge range of options available these days.
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Just before posting this reply I opened another tab, Googled a bit, and just noticed that Compiz is still in use, so the zoom and negative plug-ins are likely still available too, if you choose that compositor in particular.
I don't think that Linux is very good in terms of accessibility for the totally blind like me, but for those who still have some sight there's more than likely a huge range of options available these days.
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Just before posting this reply I opened another tab, Googled a bit, and just noticed that Compiz is still in use, so the zoom and negative plug-ins are likely still available too, if you choose that compositor in particular.
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