This year Sun is highlighting our now shipping and accessible Solaris 10 UNIX operating system for Intel, AMD, and SPARC-based computer systems. The graphical user interface of Solaris 10 is the Sun Java Desktop System, which in turn is based on the open source GNOME desktop. This desktop incorporates all of Sun's work on making the GNOME desktop accessible - including the open source accessibility architecture Sun contributed to GNOME, the open source Gnopernicus screen reader from BAUM, and the award winning open source on-screen keyboard from the University of Toronto.
We are also highlighting 3rd party accessibility support for this architecture from Adobe Systems (Adobe will preview Adobe Reader 7, an accessible PDF viewer for UNIX systems), and Oracle Corporation (demonstrations of their database user interfaces developed in the accessible Java application environment).
At our sessions in and our booth, we will showcase the latest in Java accessibility, including the support Dolphin is developing in their premier SuperNova screen reader/magnifier which is working with Java applications as well as the StarOffice/OpenOffice.org office suite. We will also demonstrate the latest improvements in the Java Access Helper, a developer tool to help locate and fix accessibility issues in Java applications.
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 our in-depth presentations. Attached below is information about our sessions. We also invite you to visit us at our booth (#419 & #420 in the Houston room of the Marriott Hotel), and see the latest in Java technology accessibility and access to Java applications from the Microsoft Windows desktop.
On behalf of Sun Microsystems,
Peter Korn Sun Microsystems Accessibility team [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sun.com/access
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CSUN Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities
UNIX Accessibility sessions, Thursday March 16th, 2005
Atlanta-Boston rooms of the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel
hosted by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
2:00pm-3:00pm Topics in Java[TM] Accessibility ------------------------------- In this presentation we will demonstrate the latest in accessibility for the Java platform. We will show the latest in Windows assistive technology support for Java, and are delighted to welcome Dolphin systems to demonstrate their upcoming version of SuperNova with support for Java accessibility and StarOffice. We will show the latest version of the Java Accessibility Helper, a developer tool for testing accessibility of Java applications. We will also demonstrate the latest developments in the open source and free text-to-speech and speech recognition technologies FreeTTS and Sphinx - both written in the Java programming language. Finally we will discuss techniques for deploying accessible Java technology on the web with Java applets and Java Web Start.
Speakers:
- Rich Burridge, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- Lynn Monsanto, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- Willie Walker, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
3:20pm-3:50pm The Sun Java Desktop: Basic UNIX Accessibility ---------------------------------------------- In this session we will give a whirlwind overview of all of the accessibility features in the Sun Java Desktop System - now shipping as part of Solaris 10 (and available as a free download for Intel, AMD, and SPARC-based systems). We will demonstrate keyboard accessibility; the AccessX suite of keyboard tools (StickyKeys, SlowKeys, etc.); theming with the built-in accessible themes; the open source Gnopernicus screen reader/magnifier that is built into the Sun Java Desktop System; and the open source GOK dynamic on-screen keyboard that is build into the Sun Java Desktop System. Finally, we will demonstrate all of these accessibility technologies working at the initial log-in screen, allowing the Java Desktop System to be configured to support accessibility in public settings and lab configurations - so that anyone can immediately get the accessibility and assistive technologies they need even before they have logged into the system.
Speaker:
- Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
4:10pm-5:10pm Accessible UNIX Productivity Applications ----------------------------------------- An accessible desktop is only as interesting - and useful - as the accessible applications you can use with it. In this presentation we will demonstrate the growing collection of accessible UNIX productivity applications, including the StarOffice office suite, the Mozilla web browser, the Evolution e-mail and calendar application, and Adobe Reader for viewing PDF files. All of these will be shown with the screen reader, magnifier, and on-screen keyboard. We will demonstrate these accessible applications both on the shipping Solaris 10, and the upcoming Sun Java Desktop System Release 3 for Linux.
Speakers:
- Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- Pete DeVasto, Adobe Systems_______________________________________________ gnome-accessibility-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list
