Orca/C2/Desktop-Navigation/English
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Narration
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Welcome to the tutorial on Display
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Welcome to the tutorial on Desktop navigation with Orca
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Learning Objectives
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In this tutorial we will learn :
- What is Orca screen reader?
- Unity interface used on the Ubuntu distro of GNU/Linux
- Desktop navigation using Orca
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System Requirements
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To record this tutorial, I am using:
Orca screen reader on Ubuntu 12.04 Operating System.
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What is Orca?
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Let us begin with an introduction.
- Orca is a powerful state-of-the-art
- It is Free and Open Source screen reader for the GNU/Linux based desktop.
- Thus all personal and professional computing is possible for a blind person.
- A blind person can thus work without sighted assistance.
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Starting Orca
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- When you start Ubuntu for the first time, you will have to activate Orca.
- Machine will boot.
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- A drum roll sound indicates that you are on the login prompt
- Enter the password
- Press ctrl + s to have Orca started.
- Now, every time you boot your machine Orca will come up talking.
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Unity in Ubuntu with Orca
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Ubuntu offers 2 varieties of desktops in 12.04 like Unity 2D and Unity 3D.
- For best accessibility, you will choose Unity 2D.
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Selecting desired Unity
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- For this, press shift + tab.
- That is, hold down the shift key and press the tab key once
- You will hear Orca announcing that you are on the Sessions options button.
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- Press enter to activate the same.
- Now, press the same shift + tab key combination again.
- You just heard Orca announcing that you are on the Ubuntu 2D option.
- Press enter to select it
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