Orca/C2/Desktop-Navigation/English

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Visual cue Narration
Welcome to the tutorial on Display Welcome to the tutorial on Desktop navigation with Orca
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Learning Objectives

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

To record this tutorial, I am using: Orca screen reader on Ubuntu 12.04 Operating System.

What is Orca? 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.


Starting Orca
  • When you start Ubuntu for the first time, you will have to activate Orca.
  • Machine will boot.
*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.
Unity in Ubuntu with Orca Ubuntu offers 2 varieties of desktops in 12.04 like Unity 2D and Unity 3D. 
     * For best accessibility, you will choose Unity 2D.
Selecting desired Unity * 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.
  • 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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