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<sup>Since: next release</sup>
Niri has basic support for screen readers (specifically, [Orca](https://orca.gnome.org)).
Niri has basic support for screen readers (specifically, [Orca](https://orca.gnome.org)) when running as a full desktop session, i.e. not as a nested window.
We implement the `org.freedesktop.a11y.KeyboardMonitor` D-Bus interface for Orca to listen and grab keyboard keys, and we expose the main niri UI elements via [AccessKit](https://accesskit.dev).
Specifically, niri will announce:
- workspace switching, for example it'll say "Workspace 2";
- the exit confirmation dialog (appears on <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>Shift</kbd><kbd>E</kbd> by default);
- entering the screenshot UI and the overview (niri will say when these are focused, nothing else for now);
- whenever a config parse error occurs;
- the important hotkeys list (for now, as one big announcement without tab navigation; appears on <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>Shift</kbd><kbd>/</kbd> by default).
Make sure [Xwayland](./Xwayland.md) works, then run `orca`.
The default config binds <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>Alt</kbd><kbd>S</kbd> to toggle Orca, which is the standard key binding.
Note that we don't have an Alt-Tab window switcher yet (it's in the works), and we also don't have a bind to move focus to layer-shell panels.
If you're shipping niri and would like to make it work better for screen readers out of the box, consider the following changes to the default niri config:
- Change the default terminal from Alacritty to one that supports screen readers. For example, [GNOME Console](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/console) or [GNOME Terminal](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-terminal) should work well.