Linux Administration/User Interfaces/Accessibility

This lesson covers accessibility.

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the accessibility portion of Linux+ certification include:

• Accessibility
  • Basic knowledge of keyboard accessibility settings (AccessX)
  • Basic knowledge of visual settings and themes
  • Basic knowledge of assistive technology (AT)
  • The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
    • Sticky/repeat keys
    • Slow/bounce/toggle keys
    • Mouse keys
    • High contrast/large print desktop themes
    • Screen reader
    • Braille display
    • Screen magnifier
    • On-screen keyboard
    • Gestures (used at login, for example gdm)
    • Orca
    • GOK
    • Emacspeak

References

← Display Manager

Linux Administration/User Interfaces