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December 2025

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wsl, audio graphical setup
by David Mehler 02 Dec '25

02 Dec '25

Hello, Is anyone using WSL on a win10 or win11 system? If so are you using the graphical interface with audio? I've read much but the process of getting GUI audio and console audio seems convoluted, and I'm wanting to run a graphical environment in one of my WSL instances. Which graphical environment, desktop, window manager, etc is most orca-accessibly friendly? Is either speech-dispatcher or pulseaudio a viable option for console and/or GUI audio output? On the windows host side is either RDP or VNC network-accessible? Thanks. Dave. -- Sent with Thunderbird

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Certificates with Pearson VUE
by Jakub Lukowicz 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

Hello, I'd like to take one of AWS certificates with Pearson VUE as provider. As a blind person I need some accomodations and I'm wondering if you have any experience with that. I read some information about what Pearson can provide and I'm going to contact them soon. I'm thinking about the following topics: I'd like to take this test online so I need to use NVDA with headphones. Is it allowed given that they run checks on my computer before exam to look for any unauthorized software. I know that they have their own browser to run those tests and I'd like to know if it's accessible for screen readers and whether I could test it before. I'm from Poland and I have documents confirming my disability in polish so do I need to translate them and provide to Pearson to prove that I'm blind. Lastly how this proctoring works? I know that they assign someone to watch me during the exam but are they aware that I'm using accomodations like headphones and screen reader? If you have any knowledge about above topics or any other suggestion please share. Best regards Jakub

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