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Hello all
I have seen much talk about the state of accessibility for Ubuntu 7.10 Feisty,
and how some
people have had no problems, yet thers are also those who are disappointed in
the way things are
for this release. I would like to make it clear, that the quality of
accessibility is only as
good as your testing, and feedback. By feedback, I do not mean posts to a
mailing list, hoping
that your questions will be ansered, and your feedback heard. The *BEST* way of
giving feedback,
is filing bugs against packages in Ubuntu. Once a bug is filed with specific
information on what
the problem is, and how it can be reproduced, action can then be taken to track
down where the
problem is, and get it fixed.
Please note also, that I am currently the only one working to improve screen
reader
accessibility in Ubuntu, and I do it in my own time. If I was to receive
funding to spend extra
time working on Ubuntu accessibility, things would likely be a different story,
but this is
currently not to be, so I do what I can, when I can.
As the new leader of the Ubuntu Accessibility team, I intend to put a call out
for more helpers,
whether it be in testing and feedback, being in contact with upstream projects,
bug triajing, or
packaging. The Ubuntu Developer's Summit for the hardy release is next week,
and I hope to take
a thorough look at where things stand accessibility wise, and what goals can be
set, and
implemented for the hardy release.
Finally, I would like to thank everybody for sticking with Linux, and what it
has to offer
accessibility wise. I know it would be so easy to return to using what you know
and feel
comfortable with, but at least part time, choose not to, because you believe in
a free
alternative to proprietary accessibility technologies. This is also what I
believe in, and do so
very strongly and pashionately. There is still a ways to go yet, but with yor
support, feedback,
and testing, we can be a match, if not much better, than those technologies
that more often than
not, cost way more than what people with disabilities can afford.
I would also like to thank the upstream project developers, and testers,
whether paid, or not.
If it weren't for your outstanding efforts, we would not have Linux
accessibility as it is
today. Please keep on encouraging your users to file bugs, give general
feedback, and test. It
requires all of us to pitch in, but together, we can only improve the chance
that we may offer
free accessibility technology equivalents to the masses, at a level of use that
is on par with
our proprietary competition.
Thank you for your time and patience, and above all, for your support. Lets
make Ubuntu Hardy rock!
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