Orca screen reading and magnification for gnome

Orca: Screen Reading and Magnification for GNOME
Willie Walker
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
[email_address]
GNOME.Asia
October 2008

Agenda
What is Orca?
Demo
Why is Orca important?
How does Orca work?
Closing thoughts

What is Orca?
Screen Reader
Speech
Braille
Magnification
Open Source
Thriving community of happy users and developers

What is Orca?
Screen Reader
Speech
Braille
Magnification
Open Source
“... if you don't save, changes from the last 19 seconds will be permanently lost ...”

What is Orca?
Screen Reader
Speech
Braille
Magnification
Open Source

Compelling accessibility!
Screen Reader
Speech
Braille
Magnification
Open Source
http://live.gnome.org/Orca “ I am ... the beneficiary of this wonderful work. FF3 is the application I use most frequently on the desktop, and it's helping meet my needs where I no longer have good alternative options.” -- Orca User

Compelling accessibility! Let the user requirements drive the architecture, not the other way around.

Why is Orca important?
Free Open Source Software
Those that need it the most are often those who cannot afford it. Contributions and ideas come directly from end users. Source code changes are used and tested immediately.

How does Orca work?
AT-SPI
Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface
“Built-in, not bolted on”

How does Orca work?

How does Orca work? Apps and Toolkits Accessibility Infrastructure (AT-SPI) Orca

How does Orca work? Apps and Toolkits Accessibility Infrastructure (AT-SPI) Orca FOCUS!

How does Orca work? Apps and Toolkits Accessibility Infrastructure (AT-SPI) Orca FOCUS! Name?

How does Orca work? Apps and Toolkits Accessibility Infrastructure (AT-SPI) Orca FOCUS! Name? “OK”

How does Orca work? Apps and Toolkits Accessibility Infrastructure (AT-SPI) Orca FOCUS! Name? “ OK” OK Button

How does Orca work? (Scripting) Apps and Toolkits Accessibility Infrastructure (AT-SPI) Orca

Closing thoughts
Accessibility in GNOME is built-in, powerful, free
Orca rivals commercial products
Being used world wide
+ a11y = “ GNOME with accessibility provides universal access”

Orca: Screen Reading and Magnification for GNOME
Willie Walker
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
[email_address]
GNOME.Asia
October 2008

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