Hey all;
I'm not blind, but I have over-the-hill vision and visual setting tweaks
help a lot. I quit using Microsoft in '07 and switched to Linux,
starting with Ubuntu, then in '12 my wife and I switched to Mint. My
wife is blind in one eye and has distorted vision in the other, so
settings tweaks are a necessity for her too. My wife switched to Ubuntu
in January '08 after seeing how well it worked for me. Other than
activating the firewall after installation my wife hasn't installed an
antivirus program in 9 years for augmented security. I installed Clam-AV
but I only use it 2 or 3 times a year for a system check just out of
curiosity. The scans have shown a few Microsoft viruses, but nothing
that affects Linux.
In 9 years for my wife and nearly 10 years for myself we've never had a
system crash or freeze. Linux is super stable as well as out-of-the-box
super secure. We'll never consider Microsoft again.
As for accessibility, Mint is lacking in that regard, it takes a lot of
tweaking to get Mint and all programs on board. Ubuntu is much better,
but it too needs some work to get it just right. There is a project that
has taken Ubuntu and done 95% of the tweaking for you. It's called
Vinux, Linux for the visually impaired. http://vinuxproject.org/.
With some BIOS or UEFI tweaking, which requires visual assistance to set
up and an experienced hand, you can run Vinux from either a DVD or a USB
thumb drive from boot to try it out. You can also install Vinux in a
virtual machine inside of Microsoft for a good trial run or if you're
adventurous, you can install Vinux alongside Microsoft in what's called
a dual-boot.
It's worth considering in my opinion. Talk to the people at Vinux and
see what they say.
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