Hi, I'm interested in Accessibiltiy issues, and do keep an eye out for developments etc.
I've posted and replied to a couple of threads in the assistive & accessiblity forum http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=145 My personal musings are over at http://forum.phillw.net/viewforum.php?f=14 I would really like for someone, somewhere to try to give guidance as to where things should be going. With a bit of notice, I am available 24/7 365 days. Regards, Phill. <http://www.pendrivelinux.com/testing-your-system-for-usb-boot-compatibility/> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 1:39 PM, leoquant <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > [email protected] schreef: > > Send Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Ubuntu-accessibility digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Reviving the Accessibility Team - meeting? (Penelope Stowe) > > 2. upgrading ubuntu (michael weaver) > > 3. Accessibility Meeting (Glen Darby) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:09:39 -0400 > > From: Penelope Stowe <[email protected]> > > Subject: Reviving the Accessibility Team - meeting? > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > Hiya, > > > > I've been looking around on what there is for the Accessibility Team > > on the wiki and reading e-mails, along with chatting with Luke on IRC > > (in #ubuntu-accessibility) and it strikes me that we need to create a > > solid Accessibility Team in the community. Not only will doing so help > > future new-users (or existing users who develop a disability), but a > > cohesive team means a stronger voice in the Ubuntu community as a > > whole. > > > > I'd like to propose having a meeting sometime the week of April 11-17 > > in #ubuntu-accessibility on freenode on IRC to come up with some > > foundation for getting the Accessibility Team going. If there are > > issues with doing a meeting on IRC not being accessible, feel free to > > suggest other places for the meeting. If you're interested in having a > > meeting, please send the list or me an e-mail with the days/times that > > week you're available and I'll try to find a time that works for the > > most people. > > > > I think in this meeting we should discuss putting together a blueprint > > for things we want to and think we can get done during the Lucid+1 > > cycle. I also think it might be nice to start to look at a roadmap and > > goals for the team in a long term. > > > > I'm going to send a separate e-mail to the list (not tonight, but > > later this week) with some of my ideas for things we could do and I > > hope other people will think about it as well so we can get some > > discussion going! > > > > Thanks! > > Penelope > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:26:14 +0100 > > From: michael weaver <[email protected]> > > Subject: upgrading ubuntu > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > i think i am going to have to wwait until there is a bit more of > > a stable lucid or until final release and just do a fresh install > > of ubuntu. > > as i don't have the technical knowledge to be able to install > > speakup i don't know if an upgrade would be easier via a text > > terminal and i have not had any luck creating the file to be able > > to get accessible admin as regards the gui and i don't always > > have a sighted person around to be able to at least see if an > > upgrade is actually working. > > i remember once trying to do an upgrade where my local linux > > group used to hold meetings which i don't think has happened for > > a while because the main people have moved areas to leeds and the > > like and it would have taken to long to upgrade anyway but when i > > had someone look at what i was doing, they seemmed to think that > > the upgrade had not started when i went through the alt plus f2 > > update-manager dash d because when i had entered on ok, i seemed > > to have to tab to another upgrade button without speech access, > > hit enter on it and possibly had to re-type my password. > > it is like the interface for update-manager is slightly different > > with upgrading from that of updating where if you just do a > > standard up-date, you can tab around and get orca feedback to say > > that you have updates and when you hit the install and are maybe > > asked for the password, away it goes and downloads them whereas > > with the upgrade, you see that the upgrade is there if you run > > the update-manager from alt f2 with the dash d command at the > > end, it shows you the upgrade notes, you hit the upgrade button, > > you enter the password and ok it and i think to someone with > > sight you have to locate the upgrade button again which someone > > without sight can't access because i think a dialogue box pops up > > with buttons for check for updates, upgrade, and cancel and you > > have to go to the correct button and enter on the upgrade and > > possibly re-type admin password, ok and then it starts. > > i think that is what confuses people without sight like it is a > > double confirmation, when you see the notes about the new release > > you can accept and it is like it brings up another dialogue box > > after you first ok your password like "are you sure you want to > > do this." > > i think i only found this out because the chap who was trying to > > help me said the upgrade hadn't started even though i had chosen > > the upgrade button, entered my password and hit ok. > > i think if i knew perhaps the number of tabbs when i have to get > > to the upgrade button in the dialogue box where orca doesn't > > appear to read i could possibly do it but without a family who > > are not linux users and with me not having a sighted partner or > > any sighted family member around looking at the pc or laptop > > screens for me i am only guessing there is this second dialogue > > appears before the actual upgrade is actually started. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:34:11 +0100 > > From: Glen Darby <[email protected]> > > Subject: Accessibility Meeting > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <1270103651.2237.10.ca...@glen-desktop> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > Hi, > > I would dearly like to be involved in the meeting if it comes together. > > I work with disabled and have been trying to look for a linux type > > version of "EZ Keys" which uses a single switch to access the computer. > > > > I programme a little and pick up quite fast and would be willing to be > > involved in the project but would need advice on where to start etc. > > > > I would be free 11th, 12th, 17th, Between 11-2 on 13th, between 10-3:30 > > on 14th, between 9-12:30 on 15th. > > > > Any reply would be appreciated, even if you say it is not what the > > meetings for, just so I know. > > > > Many thanks. > > > > Glen Darby. > > > > > Hi, > > I would very much encourage this idea of Penelope, and would also be > glad to get more involved in reviving the team. > > kind regards > > leoquant > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFLtJPsbcC9IXrx7bMRAuxjAJ9dS24PjvqVbl8WQslIb719Ws6WBwCfUe1z > /iNAui9kE1MYAS8yL8pfB/c= > =6GEd > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility >
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