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Re: Enable accessibility on BQ Aquaris - screen reader and/or screen magnifier

 

On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 09:29:31PM AEST, Zahari Yurukov wrote:
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> Hi,
> I follow closely the news around Ubuntu for Phones since the
> announcement in early 2013. Unfortunately, it is hard to find any
> information about accessibility, so I've decided to come here and ask.
> Last news I know are from august 2013, and that is that Ubuntu Phone
> is accessible with Orca, but only with a
> keyboard, and the touch accessibility support is already in progress.
> Last summer I'm sure I've read somewhere that the LTS version will
> include at least a screen magnifier for sure.

There is no screen reader or magnification available in Ubuntu touch at this time. THis is something that will be worked on in the coming months, but it is unknown when anything will be ready for testing.

Luke


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