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[#]: subject: "How I use Linux accessibility settings"
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[#]: via: "https://opensource.com/article/22/1/linux-accessibility-settings"
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[#]: author: "Don Watkins https://opensource.com/users/don-watkins"
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How I use Linux accessibility settings
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Various Linux systems handle assistive technologies differently. Here
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are a few helpful settings for seeing, hearing, typing, and more.
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![Person using a laptop][1]
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When I started using Linux in the 1990s, I was in my mid-40s and accessibility was not something I gave much thought to. Now, however, as I'm pushing 70, my needs have changed. A few years ago, I purchased a brand new Darter Pro from System76, and its default resolution is 1920x1080, and it's high DPI, too. The system came with Pop_OS!, which I found that I had to modify to be able to see the icons and text on the display. Thank goodness that Linux on the desktop has become much more accessible than in the 1990s.
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I need assistive technology for seeing and hearing in particular. There are other areas that I do not use but are useful to folks who need help typing, pointing, clicking, and gesturing.
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Various systems, like Gnome, KDE, LXDE, XFCE, and others, handle these assistive technologies differently. These assistive tweaks are mostly available through the **Settings** dialog box or from keyboard shortcuts.
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### Text display
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I need help with larger text, and on my Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop, I use these settings:
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![accessibility options - visual][2]
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Don Watkins (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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I have also found **Gnome Tweaks** allows me to fine-tune text display sizes for my desktop experience. I adjusted the resolution of my display from its default of 1920x1080 to a more comfortable 1600x900. Here are my Layout settings:
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![accessibility options - display][3]
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Don Watkins (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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### Keyboard supports
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I do not need keyboard supports, but they are readily available, as seen below:
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![accessibility options - keyboard][4]
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Don Watkins (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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### More accessibility options
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Accessibility access is familiar on Fedora 35, too. Open the **Settings** menu and choose to make the **Always show Accessibility Menu** icon visible on the desktop. I usually toggle **Large Text** unless I am on a large display. There are many additional options, including **Zoom**, **Screen Reader**, and **Sound Keys**. Here are some:
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![accessibility options - settings][5]
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Don Watkins (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Once the **Accessibility Menu** is enabled in the **Settings** menu in Fedora, it is easy to toggle other features from the icon in the upper-right corner:
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![accessibility options - desktop][6]
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Don Watkins (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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There are Linux distributions that are designed specifically for folks who need supports. [Accessible Coconut][7] is such a distribution. Coconut is based on Ubuntu Mate 20.04 and comes with the screen reader enabled by default. It is loaded with Ubuntu Mate's default applications. Accessible Coconut is a creation of [Zendalona][8], which specializes in developing free and open source accessibility applications. All of their applications are released with the GPL 2.0 license, including [iBus-Braille][9]. The distribution includes screen reader, print reading in various languages, six key input, typing tutor, magnification, eBook speaker, and many more.
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![accessibility options - desktop][10]
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Don Watkins (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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The [Gnome Accessibility Toolkit][11] is an open source software library that is part of the Gnome Project and provides APIs for implementing accessibility. You can get involved with the [Gnome Accessibility Team][12] by visiting their wiki. KDE also maintains an [accessibility project][13] and a list of [applications][14] supporting the project. You can get involved with the KDE Accessibility project by visiting their [wiki][15]. [XFCE][16] provides resources for users, too. The [Fedora Project Wiki][17] also has a list of accessible applications that you can install on the operating system.
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### Linux for everyone
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Linux has come a long way since the 1990s, and one great improvement is accessibility support. It's good to know that as Linux users change over time, the operating system can change with us and make many different support options available.
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via: https://opensource.com/article/22/1/linux-accessibility-settings
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作者：[Don Watkins][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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[a]: https://opensource.com/users/don-watkins
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/lead-images/laptop_screen_desk_work_chat_text.png?itok=UXqIDRDD (Person using a laptop)
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[2]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/accessibility-visualpng.png (accessibility options - visual)
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[3]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/display.png (accessibility options - display)
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[4]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/keyboard_0.png (accessibility options - keyboard)
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[5]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/settings.png (accessibility options - settings)
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[6]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/desktop.png (accessibility options - desktop)
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[7]: https://zendalona.com/accessible-coconut/
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[8]: https://zendalona.com/
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[9]: https://github.com/zendalona/ibus-braille
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[10]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/desktop2.png (accessibility options - desktop)
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[11]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility_Toolkit
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[12]: https://wiki.gnome.org/Accessibility
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[13]: https://community.kde.org/Accessibility#KDE_Accessibility_Project
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[14]: https://userbase.kde.org/Applications/Accessibility
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[15]: https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/accessibility
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[16]: https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/accessibility
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[17]: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Accessibility#Using_Fedora.27s_Accessibility_Tools
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