[Accessibility] ALViC- Accessible Linux for Visually Challenged" is released

[Anumaan Predictive]

Hi...

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) is very glad to inform
you all that *ALViC- Accessible Linux for Visually Challenged* version0.1.2
is released on 11th February, 2013 in New Delhi, India. ALViC is a complete
desktop environment which provides a comprehensive solution for Visually
Challenged users. This is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 10.04;
and uses Orca 3.2.0 xdesktop screen reader as the main interaction
mechanism for visually challenged users. They can use it out of the box
because accessibility features suitable for fully blind as well as for
partially blind users are enabled by default.
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Main Features of ALViC-0.1.2:*

   - Free and open source desktop environment
   - Enhanced Orca with skim read, sentence navigation, list shortcut and
   structural navigation of text documents
   - PDF documents made accessible in Linux environment
   - Easy navigation and search facility on Desktop icon view
   - Accessible login for visually challenged users
   - Suitable desktop themes for partial blind
   - Other assistive tools like OCRFeeder, Audio book converter, Emerson
   DAISY reader, sound converter etc. useful for visually challenged users are
   also included.

Download ALViC-0.1.2 (ISO file) from
here<http://nrcfoss.cdacmumbai.in/access/ALViC-0.1.2.iso>.

For more details, visit the link ALViC-0.1.2.<http://www.cdacmumbai.in/alvic>

We request all to try out ALViC-0.1.2 and send your feedback and
suggestions on ossd[at]cdac[dot]in

Thanks and regards
For Accessibility Team
CDAC, Mumbai
022-27565303
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