whis I could be there, would also mean I could catch the Saturdaynight preseason-game against the Seahawks (that is if SFO indicates San Francisco ofcourse) On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, David Poehlman wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > 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... > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > slainte mhaith (good health), slainte (cheers) Uisce Beatha (water of live/health) ----------- Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl student computer science www: http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ Utrecht University irc: see webpage for details ----------- Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen!