WOW on toast! Thanks Amir.
On 15 January 2014 09:47, Amir E. Aharoni <[email protected]>wrote: > ULS is short for the Universal Language Selector extension. This tool > provides language selection, webfonts and keyboard layouts for different > languages. It appears if you click the gear icon near the interlanguage > links. Among other things, it provides the OpenDyslexic font for some > languages written in the Latin alphabet, and it is supposed to be more > comfortable to read for dyslexic people. So it can be considered and > accessibility tool, but I don't think that it is relevant for > visually-impaired people. > > > > > -- > Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי > http://aharoni.wordpress.com > “We're living in pieces, > I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore > > > 2014/1/15 Jon Davies <[email protected]> > > > How about starting with what a 'ULS' is? That would help :) > > > > > > On 15 January 2014 08:50, Gerard Meijssen <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hoi, > > > One obvious point to start is the functionality of the ULS. It already > > > serves one function for people who have a handicap with their > perception. > > > It has the OpenDyslexic font for people with dyslexia. There are > multiple > > > ways functionality can be provided who have a visual handicap. The size > > of > > > the characters can be increased, the colour scheme can be changed (some > > > people only see yellow on white..) > > > > > > If there is one thing wrong with the ULS, it is not in the > functionality > > > but by the utter lack of visibility. ULS is a major component of > > MediaWiki > > > and it is not given prominence, Truly how are people going to find > > > OpenDyslexic... (we are talking about 7 to 10% of a population)... > > > > > > Work is done to get more support for webfonts on mobile phones.. It is > > > being developed. > > > Thanks, > > > GerardM > > > > > > > > > On 15 January 2014 09:26, rupert THURNER <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, would anybody of you have some starting points concerning > wikipedia > > > for > > > > visually impaired persons, both computer and mobile devices? > > > > > > > > Rupert > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 > > tweet @jonatreesdavies > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A > 4LT. > > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. > > > > Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
