On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 07:29:33AM -0500, David Poehlman wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Korn" <korn at sun.com> > To: <gnome-accessibility-devel at gnome.org>; > <mozilla-accessibility at mozilla.org>; <kde-accessibility at kde.org>; > <fdawg at speechinfo.org> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:46 AM > Subject: UNIX Accessibility series at CSUN, March 21, 2002 > > > Sun Microsystems, Inc. is hosting a series of sessions on UNIX > Accessibility > at the CSUN Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities at > the Los > Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel on March 21st. This comprehensive series > of > six sessions will run all day Thursday March 21st in the Atlanta-Boston > room, > and is part of the general CSUN conference. In addition, Sun > Microsystems is > hosting a session at the end of the day Thursday on topics in > accessibility > to the Java platform, including a demonstration of access to Java > applications from ZoomText version 7.1. Information about the CSUN > conference can be found at: http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf2002/ > > The Sun Accessibility team invites everyone who has an interest in > finding > out the latest information about accessibility to UNIX systems, > including > access to Solaris and GNU/Linux, to join us for this in-depth series. > Included in this series will be demonstrations of open source assistive > technologies for UNIX systems utilizing the GNOME Accessibility > framework to > be released later this year. We will also provided a guided tour of the > accessible GNOME desktop for UNIX systems, present the GNOME > Accessibility > architecture with information on how to make UNIX applications > accessible, > and of course take questions. > > Attached below is information about this series of presentations. We > hope > you can join us. > > In addition, Sun Microsystems will be hosting demonstrations of > assistive > technologies for Solaris systems at their booth throughout the > conference. > > > On behalf of Sun Microsystems, > > Peter Korn > Sun Microsystems Accessibility team > access at sun.com > http://www.sun.com/access > > > ======================================================================== > == > > CSUN Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities > UNIX Accessibility series, Thursday March 21st, 2002 > Atlanta-Boston rooms of the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel > hosted by Sun Microsystems, Inc. > > > 8:00am-9:00am > UNIX Accessibility overview > --------------------------- > This session provides a high-level overview of the terrain and features > of the UNIX Accessibility landscape. We will introduce UNIX, > GNU/Linux, > and the Solaris(tm) Operating Environment. We describe the various > UNIX > desktop user environment options, and summarize the different efforts > underway to make all of the flavors and variants of UNIX accessible, > including command-line accessibility as well as desktop accessibility. > This session also serves as an introduction to the five following > sessions > in this room, which will discuss the aspects of UNIX accessibility in > detail. > > Speakers: > - Gregg Vanderheiden, TRACE Center, Madison, WI > - Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA > - J.P. Schnapper-Casteras, Palo Alto, CA > - Rich Burridge, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA > > > 9:20am-10:20am > The Accessible GNOME 2 desktop: An Introduction > ----------------------------------------------- > GNOME 2.0 is a modern desktop environment for the Solaris Operating > Environment, Linux, and other UNIX systems, and is open source and free > software. In this session we will give a guided tour of GNOME and its > integrated accessibility features. We will begin by demonstrating the > general features and capabilities of this intuitive desktop, then focus > on accessibility solutions such as AccessX, keyboard navigation, and > theming support. We will also provide an overview of important new > assistive technologies being developed for GNOME (two of which are > discussed in more detail in the following two sessions) and how they > relate to GNOME's built-in Accessibility Framework. > > Speakers: > - Gary Little, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA > - Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA > > > 10:40am-11:40am > Gnopernicus: Screen Reading & Magnification for GNOME > ----------------------------------------------------- > Gnopernicus is an open source screen reader and screen magnifier for > the GNOME desktop, with full Braille support. In this session we will > demonstrate the features and functionality of Gnopernicus, > demonstrating > how users who are blind, need Braille, or have low vision, can use > a UNIX workstation for common desktop tasks. We will also discuss how > to participate in the open source Gnopernicus project. > > Speaker: > - Thomas Friehoff, BAUM Retec AG, Heidelberg Germany > > > 12:00pm-1:00pm > GOK: a full featured on-screen-keyboard for GNOME > ------------------------------------------------- > A detailed demonstration of the open source GNOME On-screen Keyboard > (GOK)- desktop support for single switch, scanning, and customized > displays will be shared. Illustration of dynamic keyboard functionality > that tracks changes in the accessible application being used, and > information on how to try GOK and take part in the open source effort > will also be shared. > > Speaker: > - Jutta Treviranus, Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, Toronto, > Canada > > > 2:00pm-3:00pm > The GNOME Accessibility architecture in detail > ---------------------------------------------- > In this technical session, we will discuss the GNOME Accessibility > architecture in detail. Specifically, we will look at the the ways > in which accessibility support is built into the GNOME platform, how > GTK+ (and Java) applications expose accessibility information, and > the way that assistive technologies retrieve and use that information. > > Speakers: > - Bill Haneman, Sun Microsystems, Dublin, Ireland > - Marc Mulcahy, Sun Microsystems, Broomfield, CO > > > 3:20pm-3:50pm > Misc. topics in UNIX Accessibility: panel discussion > ---------------------------------------------------- > Additional and late-breaking topics in UNIX Accessibility, as well as > a round-table panel discussion with the architects of GNOME and UNIX > Accessibility. > > Speakers: > - Bill Haneman, Sun Microsystems, Dublin, Ireland > - Marc Mulcahy, Sun Microsystems, Broomfield, CO > - Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA > - Earl Johnson, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA > - J.P. Schnapper-Casteras, Palo Alto, CA > - Jutta Treviranus, Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, Toronto, > Canada > - Thomas Friehoff, BAUM Retec AG, Heidelberg Germany > > > 4:10pm-5:10pm > Topics in Java Accessibility > ---------------------------- > The latest accessibility news for the Java platform, including a > demonstration of access to Java applications from ZoomText, and a > presentation on FreeTTS, an open source text-to-speech engine now > available for the Java platform. > > Speakers: > - Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA > - Lynn Monsanto, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA > - Willie Walker, Sun Microsystems, Burlington, MA > - Mark Nelson, Ai Squared, Manchester Center, VT > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
