Accessibility wish list
- Reply: Pau Amma : "Re: Accessibility wish list"
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 18:31:36 UTC
Here's a list of the accessibility enhancements I think are desirable in the FreeBSD base system and documentation: - Provide a VTY screenreader (which one?) in the installer itself, as self-configurable as possible, and that can be started on the initial menu with a simple key or key combination. - Add a VTY screenreader (probably the same one) to the packages available from the installer so the installed OS can be speech-friendly from the first boot. - Check the installer text and background colors provide enough contrast and or offer options to change them. - Document the accessibility options added to the installer and available for VTY-only systems. - Make sure all of the documentation and website is fully accessible. At a minimum, this requires checking all images are appropriately described and text contrast is enough to be readable by people with low vision. - Likewise, for color blindness. Other possible features I can think of but am lacking the knowledge to describe in detail and provide suggestions for: - Speech recognition instead of a keyboard (that's a very tough one, maybe untractable - accents, spelling variants, ESL speakers, and I'm probably missing some). - Other color schemes than white-on-blue (installer) or white-on-black (out-of-the-box default for VTYs), both configurable from the installer including for the installed OS. Anything I'm missing? I'm going to put up a FreeBSD wiki page from this and any suggestions I get and link it here, but I wanted to start a discussion here for people without a wiki account.