Re: [g-a-devel] GNOME Launches Campaign for Accessibility

[Bill Cox <waywardgeek gmail com>]

First of all, I'm a huge fan of people like Mike Gorse and Joanmarie.
These people have undertaken the task of helping people like me
without the motivation of losing their own vision.  These are the
people who I will go to bat for to help fund, to the extent that my
limited abilities allow.  On the other hand, we have groups like the
GTK+ team that no one here is realistically going to defend.  Their
lack of action over the last two years is nothing short of shameful,
and if you want to debate it, I've got facts on my side... let's do
it.  The teams that receive even tiny amounts of funding from Gnome
will not speak out about it naturally, but it's true.  Anyone
disagree?

So, how do we separate the groups that deserve accessibility funding
under Gnome from those who seem hell bent on making life painful for
the blind?

Bill

On 12/17/11, Aline Bessa <alibezz gmail com> wrote:
> Awesome news!
>
> 2011/12/16 Juanjo Marín <juanjomarin96 yahoo es>
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>>
>> Friday 16th dec, the GNOME Foundation announces a fundraising campaign [1]
>> to kick off 2012 as the Year of Accessibility for GNOME.
>>
>> GNOME has held accessibility amongst its core values from the project’s
>> inception. Because of this commitment, along with the efforts of many
>> dedicated developers, GNOME 2 became an award winning accessible free
>> desktop environment.
>>
>> “For me, GNU/Linux and GNOME equal freedom, and without all of the hard
>> work which has been put into all of this wonderful software, I would truly
>> be at a loss. This is why further development and maintenance of
>> accessible
>> software is so important to me.” –Read the rest of Robert Cole’s story
>> here
>> [2]
>>
>> With the advent of GNOME 3, GNOME has started down an exciting new path in
>> terms of usability, which will include users of all ages and abilities.
>> This drive is not only necessary for those with disabilities but is also
>> increasingly needed for our devices work for any user. The GNOME
>> accessibility team is working hard, but its resources are more limited
>> than
>> in the past.
>>
>> With your help we can tackle the accessibility team’s many goals [3],
>> making GNOME the best and most accessible desktop available today. Please
>> help us make 2012 the Year of Accessibility at GNOME! Donate $25 or more
>> today [1] and ask your friends to donate too.
>>
>> Contribute and spread the word !
>>
>> Links:
>>
>>    [1] http://www.gnome.org/friends/
>>    [2] http://www.gnome.org/friends/a11y-testomonial.html
>>    [3] https://live.gnome.org/Accessibility/Marketing/FoG
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