Re: Gnome/Guadec and Government market

2010-03-30 Thread Willie Walker
, a showcase for the added >>> value of open source development. And for Gnome and Guadec this could also >>> be very valuable. Thank you. Javier, if you're reading this, I'd love to >>> hear more. >>> >>> Sanne >>> >>>

Re: Mozilla draft press release: Deadline for input Friday 16:00 UTC

2010-01-14 Thread Willie Walker
. Just something to give some nod/focus to Mozilla in there. In addition, I am a bit kookie with my name -- in print, I prefer "Willie Walker" just because it's easier for people to remember (they think Willie Wonka). > GNOME has had great success integrating internationalizati

Re: Communicating to users what GNOME 3.0 is

2010-01-14 Thread Willie Walker
Hi All: The accessibility changes are big - and as it's a core component of GNOME (accessible to all) there's probably a lot more we could be doing around it. (I'm not an expert on accessibility in any way, shape or form). I use the phrase "the perfect storm" when it comes to the a11y work f

Re: Gnome/Guadec and Government market

2009-12-17 Thread Willie Walker
11y is a core value, what does accessibility mean, and how do we make things easier for people with disabilities. Maybe needs a quick fact check on the second sentence (it is at-spi that lets

Re: Braille printing for conferences

2009-12-09 Thread Willie Walker
w does that read? Covers all the bases, I think - a11y is a core value, what does accessibility mean, and how do we make things easier for people with disabilities. Maybe needs a quick fact check on the second sentence (it is at-spi that lets Orca do its thang, isn't it?) Cheers, Dave. Willie

Re: Braille printing for conferences

2009-12-09 Thread Willie Walker
do we make things easier for people with disabilities. Maybe needs a quick fact check on the second sentence (it is at-spi that lets Orca do its thang, isn't it?) Cheers, Dave. Willie Walker wrote: Here's a bunch of run-ons... :-) In GNOME, accessibility by people with disabilities i

Re: Braille printing for conferences

2009-12-08 Thread Willie Walker
nstrained devices such as netbooks and the OLPC. Will On Dec 8, 2009, at 1:08 PM, Stormy Peters wrote: Looks good. Can we add a sentence or two about what accessibility is or give some examples of the technology? Stormy On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Willie Walker wrote: Here's a quick

Re: Braille printing for conferences

2009-12-08 Thread Willie Walker
Here's a quick snippet I might propose: In GNOME, accessibility is a core value that touches all aspects of the system. With a model of "built in" versus "bolted on", the GNOME Accessibility project has helped lead the industry in accessible design. From the infrastructure, to the graphical

Re: Speaking at RPI in New York

2009-11-02 Thread Willie Walker
Hi All: My parents live in upstate New York and I'm probably headed down to visit them over Thanksgiving. One of the routes I drive down to my parent's house takes me through Troy, so it might be a welcome driving break to stop by and give a talk, assuming I can talk my wife and son into han

Re: marketing hackfest?

2009-09-23 Thread Willie Walker
I think this is a good idea. I would definitely like to attend this if it were at GNOME Boston and on Sunday or Monday. Thanks! Will Stormy Peters wrote: A couple of questions for the whole group: * Do you think a marketing hackfest is a good idea? * Would you be interested in attending? (I

Re: GNOME 2.28 Press Release - Quotes Needed

2009-09-22 Thread Willie Walker
Hi All: I've been purposely quiet on the accessibility front. GNOME 2.28 saw some good solid changes for accessibility, but our big change is going to happen with GNOME 3.0 and the removal of CORBA. For GNOME 3.0, I'd also like to try to roll in some of the HFOSS work that was done this pa

Re: Open Video Guidelines (WAS: Re: [Foundations] Open Video Conference, NYU, June 19-20)

2009-06-22 Thread Willie Walker
Hi All: On the accessibility front, it would be highly desirable to choose an encoding format that allows for closed captioning. My accessible video knowledge is pretty limited, though, to even be able to make a suggestion for what to use. Will Paul Cutler wrote: I know this is slightly of

Re: [g-a-devel] GNOME Accessibility presentation - contribution to stock GNOME presentations

2008-10-03 Thread Willie Walker
sure you show off single switch scanning... and UI Grab... > word completion... we can talk offline. > > cheers, > davidb > Dave Neary wrote: > > Hi Willie, > > > > Willie Walker wrote: > > > >> http://master.gnome.org/~wwalker/dwell-click.avi >

Re: [g-a-devel] GNOME Accessibility presentation - contribution to stock GNOME presentations

2008-09-30 Thread Willie Walker
of what's available and not meant to be instructional videos. Will On Thu, 2008-09-11 at 18:18 +0200, Dave Neary wrote: > Hi there, > > Willie Walker wrote: > > I think the idea of stock presentations and demos (something you > > proposed earlier this year) is an awe

Re: [g-a-devel] GNOME Accessibility presentation - contribution to stock GNOME presentations

2008-09-11 Thread Willie Walker
Hi Dave: I think the idea of stock presentations and demos (something you proposed earlier this year) is an awesome idea. I need to ramp back up on this stuff soon as well since I will be doing a few presentations in the coming months. I'm more than willing to put my stuff under some sort o