One thing that's been discussed recently quite a bit in the Ubuntu community is fostering a diverse UDS. There is the newly proposed Diversity Statement [1] and Anti-Harrassment Statement [2], and as part of that, there have been several meetings aimed at increasing attendance of and friendliness to women resulting in plans to make it happen [3]. Now it's time to discuss how we can better serve those with accessibility needs who wish to attend!
To start talking about the issues involved, a meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday February 22 and 20:00 UTC in #ubuntu-accessibility on freenode. I really encourage anyone interested to attend. Even if you've never been to a UDS and aren't planning on applying for sponsorship for the next UDS, we really want your input on how we can do the best to encourage people who have accessibility needs (ranging from physical to food allergies to sensory or anything else that might fall under the broad range of issues that "accessibility" covers) to attend and how we can make sure UDS is safe to attend for all. I look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible! ~Penelope Ubuntu Accessibility Team Lead [1] http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2011/02/07/a-diversity-statement-for-ubuntu/ [2] http://uds.ubuntu.com/harassment/ [3] http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/UDS -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
