--- gnome-session/main.c.gdm-hints	2007-04-12 14:31:38.000000000 -0400
+++ gnome-session/main.c	2007-04-12 14:38:56.000000000 -0400
@@ -388,6 +388,12 @@
   gconf_client = gsm_get_conf_client ();
   gconf_client_add_dir (gconf_client, GSM_GCONF_CONFIG_PREFIX, GCONF_CLIENT_PRELOAD_ONELEVEL, NULL); 
   a_t_support = gconf_client_get_bool (gconf_client, ACCESSIBILITY_KEY, NULL);
+  if (g_getenv ("GDM_ATS") != NULL && !a_t_support)
+    {
+      a_t_support = TRUE;
+      gconf_client_set_bool (gconf_client, ACCESSIBILITY_KEY, TRUE, NULL);
+    }
+
 
   if (a_t_support)
     {
@@ -436,6 +442,11 @@
   autosave       = gconf_client_get_bool (gconf_client, AUTOSAVE_MODE_KEY, NULL);
   logout_prompt  = gconf_client_get_bool (gconf_client, LOGOUT_PROMPT_KEY, NULL);
   a_t_support    = gconf_client_get_bool (gconf_client, ACCESSIBILITY_KEY, NULL);
+  if (g_getenv ("GDM_ATS") != NULL)
+    {
+      a_t_support = TRUE;
+    }
+
 
   gconf_client_notify_add (gconf_client,
 			   AUTOSAVE_MODE_KEY,
--- gnome-session/gsm-at-startup.c.gdm-hints	2007-04-12 14:31:38.000000000 -0400
+++ gnome-session/gsm-at-startup.c	2007-04-12 14:31:38.000000000 -0400
@@ -17,16 +17,24 @@
 static void
 gsm_assistive_tech_exec (gchar *exec_string)
 {
-  gchar    *s;
   gboolean  success;
-  
+  char     **v;
+
   success = FALSE;
-  s = g_find_program_in_path (exec_string);
 
-  if (s) {
-    success = gsm_exec_command_line_async (exec_string, NULL);
-    g_free (s);
+  v = g_strsplit (exec_string, " ", 0);
+  if (v[0] != NULL) {
+	  gchar    *s;
+	  fprintf (stderr, "v[0]='%s'\n", v[0]);
+	  s = g_find_program_in_path (v[0]);
+	  fprintf (stderr, "s='%s'\n", s);
+	  if (s) {
+		  success = gsm_exec_command_line_async (exec_string, NULL);
+		  fprintf (stderr, "bar %d '%s'\n", success, exec_string);
+		  g_free (s);
+	  }
   }
+  g_strfreev (v);
   
   if (!success && !strcmp (exec_string, "gnopernicus")) {
     /* backwards compatibility for 2.14 */
@@ -34,6 +42,33 @@
   }
 }
 
+static void
+gsm_assistive_tech_exec_type (gchar *at_type)
+{
+	gchar *at;
+
+	at = NULL;
+
+	fprintf (stderr, "at_type='%s'\n", at_type);
+
+	/* TODO: should 
+	 *
+	 * 1. read from preferred applications in gconf 
+	 * 2. make sure that AT's execed don't overlap with users choice
+	 */
+	if (strcmp (at_type, "screenreader") == 0) {
+		at = "orca";
+	} else if (strcmp (at_type, "magnifier") == 0) {
+		at = "orca -n -d main-window -d speech -e magnifier";
+	} else if (strcmp (at_type, "onscreenkeyboard") == 0) {
+		at = "gok";
+	}
+
+	if (at != NULL) {
+		gsm_assistive_tech_exec (at);
+	}
+}
+
 static GdkFilterReturn 
 gsm_assistive_filter_watch (GdkXEvent *xevent, GdkEvent *event, gpointer data){
      XEvent *xev = (XEvent *)xevent;
@@ -103,6 +138,7 @@
   GError *error = NULL;
   GConfClient *client;
   GSList *list;
+  const char *at_suggested_by_gdm;
 
   client  = gsm_get_conf_client ();
   list = gconf_client_get_list (client, AT_STARTUP_KEY, GCONF_VALUE_STRING, &error);
@@ -122,6 +158,18 @@
 	}
       g_slist_free (list);
     }
+
+  /* start AT's if user have started them from gdm */
+  if ((at_suggested_by_gdm = g_getenv ("GDM_ATS")) != NULL) {
+	  int i;
+	  char **at_list;
+	  at_list = g_strsplit (at_suggested_by_gdm, " ", 0);
+	  for (i = 0; at_list[i] != NULL; i++) {
+		  gsm_assistive_tech_exec_type (at_list[i]);
+	  }
+	  g_strfreev (at_list);
+  }  
+
 }
 
 void