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[Nate Graham]

Hi Daniel,

I think the short answer is that you should use KDE's Plasma desktop 
environment if it meets your needs.

Clearly some of these needs are accessibility-related, and on that 
topic, KDE has a strong focus on improving the accessibility of our 
software. So I would expect that important part to get better over time.

Beyond that, you'd have to see if Plasma's other features meet your 
needs. Some that I'm quite fond of include KRunner, Overview, Custom 
Tiling, KDE Connect, Vaults, desktop files, sticky notes in a panel, 
multiple time zones shown in the clock, easy audio device switching, and 
loads more.

Nate



On 6/23/25 8:47 AM, Daniel Crone wrote:
> Hello.  I am no programmer, just an end user that is curious about different desktops.
> I am totally blind and have used orca with the following distributions and desktops:
> ubuntu, gnome and mate
> fedora, mate
> Now I am running arch with i38 and what I like about this is that the fenrir screenreader works in the console.
> Because a total needs to work everything with keyboard, and use orca, I am curious as to any advantage of using k d e.
> If there is a reason for trying k d e, with which distributions might one use it?
> I am sure each desktop has its advantages and its disadvantages.
> I welcome anyone's words about this topic.