[laptop-accessibility] Screen reader software -- any progress?

[Gilles Casse]

Hi Tim,

Speech-dispatcher is a back-end: it manages speech synthesizers and 
audio output, it does not interfere in fact with the user interface.

The text to be said is supplied to Speech-dispatcher by a client 
compliant with the user interface (text based or GUI).

Available clients today:
- Speechd-el for a talking emacs,
- Speechd-up for Speakup,
- The Orca screen reader can also communicate with speech-dispatcher.

Speech dispatcher offers distinct audio modules: speech can be said via 
Alsa, OSS, NAS or PulseAudio.

Best regards,
Gilles