I am not bashing anyone.
And who Said fedora is providing anything whatsoever for me at all?
Of course, i get asked by the general Linux users group sharing this
article to defend the limited thinking of a so called professional,
because
of course everyone sharing a label with him can access just because he
can.
the very willingness to cut this person some slack as a token
representation of red hat's desire to projectively stereotype is part of why
actual inclusion is problematical.
I am expected to know him, because he is represented to personify my
accommodation needs...and. he. does. not.
The fact it is free is completely unimportant.
On Sun, 14 Aug 2022, Didier Spaier wrote:
Karen, I concur to all Milan said.
Can't you just stop bashing someone who you don't know (and can't answer you
unless he is subscribed to one of the mailing list where you posted this rant,
which seems unfair to me), and a distribution that at least devotes resources to
accessibility, even if they do not focus specifically on what you would like
them to? You should just be grateful for all Fedora as provided and continue to
provide at no cost wrt accessibility. I am, even though I do not personally need
it.
That there be inaccuracies in the article is not that important and I don't care
that Luks doesn't know everything in the matter (who does?). I am sure that he
will quickly complete his knowledge, anyway most probably already sufficient for
what he is asked to work on.
Best regards,
Didier
Le 14/08/2022 à 01:07, Karen Lewellen a écrit :
And as I said from the outset, I am far more concerned with how this article
makes accessibility, and Red Hat commitment to accessibility appear to the public.
A claim to having authority, when stating one knows nothing about how access can
be provided to various populations equally deserving is concerning.
even in the article comments an individual outlined a need, that they did not
anticipate being met because Fedora was creating a "blindness" program.
If your associate leads with stated limits, yet does not indicate he plans to
address them, inclusion on this platform for all who seek it seems far from
likely.
I do agree on the forum though. Had comment snot been closed by the time I got
the article, and I been in a position to do so, I might have raised them on
the spot.
On Sat, 13 Aug 2022, Milan Zamazal wrote:
"KL" == Karen Lewellen <klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
KL> may I ask from where he obtained his software engineering
KL> degree? Studied computer science? Perhaps disability studies?
KL> there are certainly scores of disabled individuals with these
KL> various levels of qualification..even who are Linux users. The
KL> interview did not document a single one, outside of his
KL> experiencing blindness..which is not going to insure he creates
KL> an accessible platform for fedora since access refers to several
KL> populations. and he states he knows nothing about those.
I have already said regarding this what I felt was needed and I don’t
find appropriate continuing that discussion here. I’d suggest focusing
on how to improve free software accessibility instead.
If anybody cares about Fedora accessibility, there is always opportunity
to help by providing fixes to reported bugs, giving technical advice or
filing bugs on not yet reported issues. All of these is needed, it’s
sometimes difficult to move on with some issues and to get any help.
OTOH trying to demotivate people who work on accessibility is certainly
not helpful.
Regards,
Milan
KL> On Sat, 13 Aug 2022, Milan Zamazal wrote:
>>>>>>> "KL" == Karen Lewellen <klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
KL> What bothers me most are his lack of actual qualifications, and
KL> absolute dismissal of what he has not experienced..as if he
KL> defines Linux usage for everyone. That attitude is dangerous,
KL> because he is educating those outside of the accessibility
KL> experiences, who will believe his ignorance is factual. he has
KL> to be expert, it is his job.
>>
>> Hi Karen,
>>
>> I know Lukas personally and I admire his skills and
>> qualifications. I also know first hand that he is open to
>> constructive feedback and I believe he’d be happy to be corrected
>> about possible technical inaccuracies in the interview. It may
>> be also a good opportunity to find out what’s possibly missing in
>> making anybody better informed.
>>
>> As for “absolute dismissal of what he has not experienced”, what
>> reasonable free software alternatives to a less or more standard
>> desktop with Orca and a software synthesizer can you see for a
>> common blind user who needs to use a fully working web browser,
>> to read and process text documents, to be compatible with other
>> computer users, etc.?
>>
>> And let’s be realistic. We celebrate every single developer
>> hired to improve accessibility. This tells something about the
>> state of the matters. We cannot expect that a single person will
>> fix all the kinds of accessibility problems in all the
>> environments. Lukas works at his job focusing on certain areas
>> currently seen there as urgent ones and I appreciate this
>> opportunity. Anybody else seeing a need to work on other areas
>> is welcome to contribute to whatever sees fit, as I do.
>>
>> Regards, Milan
>>
>>
>>
