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Questions tagged [accessibility]

Usability of Unix & Linux by people with disabilities and by elderly users.

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Getting dbind-WARNING's about registering with the accessibility bus

When I run X apps from the command-line (e.g. leafpad; most apps), I receive the following warning on the console: ... dbind-WARNING **: ... Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote…
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Are there any up-to-date blind-accessible Linux distros?

I am looking for a Linux distro that is accessible to someone who is totally blind. I am aware of Vinux and Sonar GNU, but the former is dormant and the latter is discontinued. What is out there that both is current and also not likely to go away?…
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Is there a linux equivalent to Mac's "Shake to Find Cursor"?

My coworker has a Mac, and when he loses his mouse cursor, he wiggles the mouse, and the mouse pointer gets bigger and bigger to visually show its location. Is there anything like that in Linux? I know you can enable an option to press Ctrl to show…
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Are there any color filters for color vision deficiencies? (Deuteranomaly, Protanomaly)

I have red-green-weakness (a bit of both, deuteranomaly and protanomaly) and on Windows there was a very helpful feature to convert the for me difficult-to-distinguish colors to nearby ones on the color spectrum per system-wide color filter. Is…
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Eye Gaze Tracking With Head Tracking Solutions On Linux

Background: I've been dealing with chronic RSI for years and I'm looking into various options to control the computer without my hands. Linux has been my OS for a few years and I really don't want to go back to Windows if I can help it but if I…
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Permanently and completely disable onscreen keyboard for Ubuntu 20.04

I just installed a fresh copy of the (currently) newest Ubuntu LTS. Because I did this on an Acer with Touchscreen capability, it decided I want an on-screen keyboard which I very much do NOT. It's constantly in the way and completely…
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How to zoom/magnify on linux without compiz (bspwm)

I'd like to have the functionality described in this video. Basically, use super+scrollup/down or pinch in/out on my touchpad to zoom in a certain area of the screen like on a phone or tablet. Sadly I need compiz to get the described effect. How can…
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Linux: Onscreen swipe keyboard

I injured my hand so that typing is now difficult. I have a touchscreen monitor on my laptop and am running Debian. Is there an on-screen keyboard which has swipe capabilities like the Google Keyboard on my android device? I know of Florence…
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How to disable the on-screen keyboard when I use the touch screen?

I am using Fedora on a computer with touch screen. When was using Fedora 26 or older, the on-screen keyboard always pops up when I am using the touch screen (like when I selected gedit window, the on-screen keyboard shows, and I have to close it…
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Why does KDE Accessible / the screenreader start automatically and how to prevent it?

I'm running Debian 9.1 with KDE and KDE Accessible / the screenreader keeps appearing from time to time for some reason. I'd like to know why that is and how to prevent it from starting. It's not listed in the autostart entries in Background…
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Timeout for sticky keys

Context I use xkbset to enable sticky keys: xkbset sticky -twokey latchlock ## set sticky keys, don't disable via twokey xkbset exp 1 =sticky ## don't expire sticky keys That does exactly what I want, allowing me to tap and release the Shift key,…
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Arch Linux KDE: How do I get the mouse pointer / cursor to highlight?

I'm running a current version of Arch Linux (KDE) on a Dell laptop. When I press the Meta key (with the Microsoft logo) it brings up the application launcher menu+. So it's not a dead key. And Ctrl works as expected. However, Ctrl+Meta does not…
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Is there a way to zoom in on the screen AND mouse pointer in any Linux distribution?

I'm looking for a tool that allows to zoom in on the screen regardless of the application or program you're currently running. This tool should not only magnify the screen, but also the mouse pointer. Background of the question is as follows: I…
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Quitting a Sticky Keys sequence?

When Sticky Keys is enabled, how do you quit a key sequence after pressing a modifier by accident? https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/keyboard-shortcuts-set.html.en suggested Backspace to reset, and Esc to cancel a Sticky Keys sequence,…
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Speakup not working on boot

I'm helping teach a Linux class, and we have a blind student. We're using Debian 9 inside a virtual machine as the students' Linux boxes. We were able to (somewhat) successfully install using speech synthesis (it just quit after some time, so I read…
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