Another thing we should note is that Red Hat staff are actively involved in writing code for GNOME accessibility. Not only is Linux accessibility in console mode, I predict it will prove a powerful contendor for server sales under 508. On Wed, 8 May 2002 jwantz at hpcc2.hpcc.noaa.gov wrote: > Hi Janina, > Well, this is indeed good news! Some of the people around here were > going to say that Linux is non Section 508 compliant, which is of course > ridiculous. NWS in particular heavily uses Redhat. Unfortunately, > the Advanced Weather Information Processing System uses XWINDOWS for > their forecaster interface--a different issue altogether. By their > logic, MSDOS would have been inaccessible when there weren't any screen > readers for WINDBLOWS. > > Jim > On Wed, 8 May 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > Hi, Jim: > > > > Janina here ... > > > > You ask whether Red Hat might include Speakup in a future > > version. I can tell you that we have been in communication with > > Red Hat about this, and other issues relating to support for > > technologies used by persons with disabilities. I believe we will > > see good support from Red Hat in the not too distant future, and > > I do believe that support will include Speakup. > > > > Which would be good news for Bill, because then he wouldn't have > > to do this anymore! <grin> > > > > On Wed, 8 May 2002 jwantz at hpcc2.hpcc.noaa.gov wrote: > > > > > Hi Bill, > > > Great job as usual. Are there any prospects that Redhat will include > > > Speakup in their standard distro? It would sure help some things here > > > at NOAA if they did. I'm downloading the images as I write! > > > > > > Jim Wantz > > > On Mon, 6 May > > > 2002, William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123 wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > Today, Red Hat, INC, released Red Hat Linux 7.3 (Valhalla). > > > > Also, there's now a talking look-alike at: > > > > ftp://linux-speakup.org/pub/speakup/disks/redhat/7.3/ > > > > > > > > Because of its huge size, I should probably remove version 7.2 very > > > > soon. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Enjoy. > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org
