GUADEC 2004features two accessibility talks, including one from Janina Sajka, Director, Technology Research & Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), entitled "Accessibility: How it Works & Why We Care".
Added Testing GNOME Applications for Accessibility document, written by Wipro Technologies.
May 9th 2003:In the first of a four-part series from the American Council of the Blind, Sun accessibility engineer Marc Mulcachy discusses the current usability of GNOME for blind users.
15 March 2003:GNOME Accessibility will be highlighted in Sun Microsystems
presentations at the 2003 California State University Northridge (CSUN)
Conference on Technology and Disabilities:
http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/2003/2003Prog.htm
During the conference several "Accessibility Experience" sessions will
be held during which attendees will receive a guided hand-on tour
of the GNOME Accessible Desktop and an update on current progress.
The GNOME Accessibility Project has been cited prominently by the American Foundation for the Blind when it awarded the 2002 Helen Keller Achievement Award to Sun Microsystems, Inc. This is the first time that this prestigious award has ever been conferred on an organization for innovation in accessibility for computer desktops. Sun's Pat Sueltz accepted the award on behalf of Sun and the GNOME community, citing the many contributions of other institutions and individuals as reasons for the project's progress to date.
"The Helen Keller Achievement Awards were established to acknowledge Miss Keller's extraordinary efforts, and to promote the notable accomplishments of individuals and corporations who are role models or who improve the quality of life for people who are blind or visually impaired," said Carl R. Augusto, president and CEO, American Foundation for the Blind. "Sun Microsystems has a history of driving improvements for the disability community by producing innovative technology and platforms that support the development and delivery of solutions to help meet every person's needs."
Peter Korn, a Sun accessibility architect and an early contributor to the GNOME Accessibility Architecture, sent this email from New York on the evening of the award, describing the event.
We also have posted pictures from the event:
Congratulations to all!
This is a great honor for all of us, and I hope it serves as a
morale boost and reminder of the great progress we've made to
date; I hope it's only one of many milestones as we move
forward to delivering universal access for the GNOME desktop.
See also:
Sun's press release regarding the award
AFB's press release regarding the award.
Posted latest draft of triaged list of critical accessibility bugs.
The bugzilla list of all open accessibility bugs with keynav or accessibility keywords is also available.
21 June 2002:"Relevant Laws" page has been updated, thanks to Steve Fox for pointing us to new UK legislation.
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