Hi Stan,

The quick answer is that the best Linux screen readers, in my opinion, 
are Orca, for graphical environments, and Fenrir, for text interfaces.

In general you will find that there are accessibility issues under 
Linux, just like there are under Windows, so your level of satisfaction 
will depend greatly on what you want to do.

Here is a good list to ask questions from those who use it every day:
orca-list mailing list
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https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
GNOME Universal Access guide: 
https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org

Here is a good resource if you want to start learning Linux with a 
Raspberry Pi:
https://guide.f123.org/

I am responsible for the latter, so I am perhaps not the most objective 
source on that.

Best,

Fernando


On 03/06/2019 10:50 AM, Stan Berman wrote:
> Good morning All:
> I am interested in hearing from LIST members RE their experience and 
> any other information of Linux as an alternative operating system and 
> environment with software that can be accessible, especially using a 
> screen reader.
> I know that there are some screen readers available for LINUX, but I 
> would like to know how good they are, flexible and adaptable and 
> easily used without being a LINUX tech guru.
> I am interested in LINUX pluses and minuses  in comparison with other 
> operating systems, especially Apple and Microsoft.
> Any comments would be greatly appreciated as would any references on 
> the topic that I might read.
> Thanks so much in advance for any and all comments!
> Best wishes.
> Stan
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