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From: "Louis Atkinson" <louis@HIGHERMIND.ORG>
To: <EASI@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 10:51 AM
Subject: Sun Micro leading LinuxWorld GNOME Accessibility BOF
Thought this might interest some readers wondering about Linux
accessibility...
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:52:04 +0100
From: Bil Hanneman, Sun
Resent-From: mozilla-accessibility@mozilla.org
Hi Folks:
I would like to invite all members of this list to a Birds-of-a-Feather
discussion at LinuxWorld SFO next week, on Tuesday evening. Certainly I
hope
that all of you who will be at LinuxWorld will be able to attend. It
should
be an excellent opportunity to meet face-to-face and discuss progress to
date on Gnome Accessibility and the upcoming roadmap, as well as an
opportunity to make suggestions and raise any questions and concerns.
The following message from Anne Tirsell details on the BOF.
I hope to see many of you there!
-Bill
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At the upcoming LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, Sun Microsystems will
be
hosting an important Birds of a Feather discussion on the new
Accessibility
Framework for the GNOME desktop. Your participation will help make
accessibility an integral solution in the workplace for users with
disabilities.
Join us to discuss and learn about:
- why it's important to build accessibility support in your
applications
- how to quickly add accessibility support to your applications
using the Accessibility Toolkit
- how to use the Assistive Technology Service Provider
Interface to integrate assistive technology products such as screen
readers,
screen magnifiers, and alternative pointing devices
Our resident experts will be on hand to lead the discussion and answer
your
questions on how to design and build accessible software solutions that
benefit all users, not just those with disabilities.
Birds of a Feather Session Details:
"Making GNOME Accessible for All Users"
Discussions will be led by:
Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Accessibility Architect
Bill Haneman, Sun Microsystems, Inc., GNOME Accessibility
Architect
Anne Tirsell, Sun Microsystems, Inc., GNOME Accessibility
Product
Marketing Manager
WHEN: Tuesday, August 28th; 6:00pm-7:30pm
WHERE: LOWER LEVEL OF THE MARRIOTT HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO
55 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103