Screen reader on Trisquel 11.0.1 issues

> 1. I boot up the USB pen, press F5 and select Screen reader, but when i press enter and Trisquel boot up the screen reader is not enabled.

Trisquel don't have a screen reader working on the grub boot menu, IIRC it's possible to enable it on a installed grub but not sure if possible on the LiveISO grub menu.

> When Trisquel live is started i can enabled the screen reader with super + alt + S

There is no need to enable the screen reader manually if you have selected it previously using F5, actually it may interfere with the actual reader already working (which have root permissions).

> I press super to open the main menu and search for install and found Install Trisquel 11.0.1, but when i launch it, the screen reader doesn't read anything up in that window?

User launched screen reader (orca) can't read windows launched with "superuser" (root) permissions. That's why I earlier mention it could interfere.
So select the screen reader using F5, and then use that through the installation.

Here a small demo:
https://ark.switnet.org/tmp/screen-reader-on.mp4

I think i got to use Triskel iso and not Trisquel, when i use the right iso file, the screen reader works, but there is some issues during the installation and things i hope can be improved and then the first startup process.

The text below is a walkthrough of the Trisquel 11.0.1-AMD64.iso:

Booting into Trisquel GRUB menu
- Could there be speech here or just a beep? (Like Debian)
- Language selection - As blind, how to select the right language? Will use english, press F5 and arrow down 3 times (Screen reader) and hit enter
- Could enabling the screen reader be more blind friendly? Suggestion: press F5 (Accessibility) and then press S (Which will choose Screen reader plus close menu, so the user now press enter to start Trisquel live up)

Booting Trisquel 11.0.1 up with english + screen reader enabled
- Speaks screen reader is on

I Press alt + F3 to foxus on desktop and 3 times arrow down and enter to start Trisquel Installation.

Screen reader speaks: "Install frame, quit push button, continue push button"
- It would be more correct, if it said: "Welcome to Trisquel installer, please select a lanague"

Tab:
Language selector table with 81 column English
Tab: quit push button
Tab: Continue push button
- Could continue button be before quit?

Enter
Screen reader speaks: Choose your keyboard layout column, table with 100 rows 1 column, english left US right
- I press arrow up 11 times to choose danish

Tab: Danish
#Tab: table with 6 rows 1 column danish
Tab: Text, type here to test your keyboard
Tab: Detect keyboard layout push button
Tab: quit push button
Tab: Back push button
Tab: Continue push button
- Could continue be before quit and back?

Enter
Nothing is being spoken by the screen reader
Tab: quiet push button
Tab: Back push button
Tab: Continue push button
- I select continue, but i dont know whats happening here?
- Could continue be before quit and back?

Thie computer currently has no detected operating systems what would you lik to do? Erase disk and install Trisquel selected radio button
Tab: Encrypt the new Trisquel installation for security checkbox checked
Tab: Use LVM with the new Trisquel installation checkbox checked
Tab: quit push button
Tab: back push button
Tab: Install now push button
- Could install now be before quit and back?

Enter
Nothing is spoken
Tab: Disk encryption protects your files in case you lose your computer it requires you to enter a secure key each time the computer starts up panel, Choose a secured key column password text
- Maby the word password should be used rather then key?
- Missing focus as described
Entering a password
Tab: Confirm a secured key column password text
Re-entering passwod
Tab: Enable recovery key column chckbox not checked
Tab: Overwire empty disk space checkbox not checked
Tab: quit push button
Tab: Back push button
Tab: Install now push button
- Could install now be before quit and bak?

Enter
Nothing is spoken for a while - 10%,
Seems like nothing is happening, so i press tab
Tab: Text new york (This i change to Copenhagen)
Tab: back push button
Tab: continue push button
Tab: Panel
- What is panel?
- Could continue be before back?

Tabbing to: Continue button push button
Enter
20%, Your name, 100%, 1%, entering my name
Tab: 40%, 51%, the name of the computer when it talks to other computer, 52%, 62%, 64%,
Tab: 67%, 70%, pick a username, 73%
Tab: Choose a password, 76%, 80%, emtered
Tab: Confirm your password, 84%, 88%, 100%
Tab: Require my password to log in selected radio button
Tab: Continue
- I know its installing, but could the status of the installation be silent untill continue is pressed?

Enter
0%, 5%, 12%, 47%, 67%, 76%, 78%, 83%, 84%, 86%, 91%, 92%, 97%, 100%,
Installation complete dialog installation has finisted, you can restart or continue using Trisquel, Restart now push button
- I am not able to get the screen reader to read the dialog text up, only the buttons: restart now push button and continue testing push button
Enter
Restarting

Starting up, nothing is spoken but after some time, i enter the password to unencrypt the disk
- Could there be some speech seying this or sound?
Entering password, hit enter

Trisquel login, Screen reader on, frame Password text
Entering password and hit enter
Screen reader on
At first boot, a window appears, but is not automatically letting the user know that it is there.

Tab: Read only text
Tab: Run this action now push button
Tab: Close button
Tab: Read only text
- Is there some text the screen reader is not able to read here?

>I think i got to use Triskel iso and not Trisquel, when i use the right iso file, the screen reader works,
Oh, that makes sense. Not all the desktop environments have a good accessibility support, Mate is known to have some of the best available, still it's not perfect.

> but there is some issues during the installation and things i hope can be improved and then the first startup process.

Trisquel will continue to port updates, patches and try to improve to the length of its ability but the development team is still a tiny one, and its workload prevents to take on custom development.

Maybe with more people, more time and more resources, it could become possible to do that custom development, so your support is always welcome.
Best regards.

Exactly, but i have a hope, a dream, a dream that someone has interest in improving the accessibility in Linux distros.
I've known about Trisquel for a while, but my Wi-Fi card never seems to work with it out of the box.
Some time ago i got a used cheap laptop with a bit older Wi-Fi card, which i hoped would work, but it dosent seem like Trisquel supports it yet.. but i like the lightweight in Trisquel and the that the team behind it, has focus on open source and privacy :)

I hope this topic will make more Linux users aware, and hopefully one day, blind people can use any Linux distribution :-)