Accessibility is a really important field. Everyone should have the right to use
a free and friendly Operating System. But its a pretty nieche topic, and I also
think current ways of implementing it are not perfect. I created a Thread on
Fedora Discussion (Link) but Lemmy is way more active so I would love to spread
attention to this topic, and collect your ideas. - How should a blind Desktop be
structured? - Are there any big dealbreakers like Wayland, TTS engines, specific
applications e.g.? - What do you think would be the best base Desktop to build
such a setup on? - Would you think an immutable, out of the box Distro like
“Fedora Silversound”, with everything included, the best tools, presets, easy
setup e.g. is a good idea? - How privacy-friendly can a usable blind Desktop be?
Also, how would you like to call it? “A Talking Desktop”? I am excited for your
comments!
I feel like desktop controller support would be more accessible than a mouse. A mouse you can put into the void that is your desktop. This is not useful if you don’t have vision. You’d not use a desktop UI/UX as we know it for these things. Also, not all blind people know braille. Screen readers are helpful but if you were making a made-for-blind people environment I don’t think you could stop at turning up the contrast and putting a screen reader on.
I feel like desktop controller support would be more accessible than a mouse. A mouse you can put into the void that is your desktop. This is not useful if you don’t have vision. You’d not use a desktop UI/UX as we know it for these things. Also, not all blind people know braille. Screen readers are helpful but if you were making a made-for-blind people environment I don’t think you could stop at turning up the contrast and putting a screen reader on.