The latest version of the Orca package can be downloaded from Softpedia

Feb 20, 2013 21:01 GMT  ·  By

Orca, a free, open source, flexible, and extensible screen reader that provides access to the graphical desktop via speech and refreshable Braille, is now at version 3.7.90.

Orca works with applications and toolkits that support the Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface (AT-SPI), which is the primary assistive technology infrastructure for Linux and Solaris.

Highlights of Orca 3.7.90:

• More refinements and additions to the new "list of" dialogs have been implemented; • Better "list shortcuts" are now available; • Learn mode support and associated hack removal have been implemented; • Present the number of results for the "list of" dialogs; • The Orca's keybindings related to bookmarks and the "list of" commands have been updated.

A complete backlog of updates and bug fixes can be found in the GNOME repository. Download Orca 3.7.90 right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a development version and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.