Re: [Gimp-user] [Gimp-docs] Accessibility documentation request

[Gene Heskett <gheskett wdtv com>]

On Wednesday 24 June 2015 01:11:05 Dora Smith wrote:
> Actually I think the information Ms. Hunter wants, such as it is, is
> on this page:
>
> http://www.gimp.org/about/
>
> I can see she's going to have to call Legal on this one.   Grin.   
> TCEQ has a staff of lawyers one calls about anything. ;)   Some of
> them even have common sense.
>
> Dora

Humm, I thought that was grounds for disbarment. ;-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Skaggs
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 9:11 AM
> To: Sarah Hunter
> Cc: gimp-user-list gnome org ; gimp-docs-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] [Gimp-docs] Accessibility documentation
> request
>
> Dear Ms. Hunter,
>
> GIMP is open source software, available for download by anybody at no
> charge, subject to a specific licensing agreement.  That licensing
> agreement does not make any warranty of accessibility. If the state of
> Texas purchased this software, it was obtained from a third party, not
> directly from the GIMP project.  Any responsibility for documenting
> accessibility would lie with that third party.
>
> See http://www.gimp.org for more information about the project.
>
> Best regards, Bill Skaggs
>
> (This email is purely informative.  I do not have the right to speak
> for the GIMP project.)
>
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Sarah Hunter
> <Sarah Hunter tceq texas gov>
>
> wrote:
> >  This email is to request appropriate accessibility documentation
> > for purchases from your company.
> >
> > Federal and state laws require Texas state agencies to purchase only
> > accessible electronic and information resources from our vendors. We
> > (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) are currently
> > reviewing all of our software purchases and have been unable to
> > locate the required accessibility documentation for *GIMP.*
> >
> > Per Texas Administrative Code, appropriate accessibility
> > documentation may be in the form of a Voluntary Product
> > Accessibility Template (VPAT) or an accessible electronic document
> > that addresses the same accessibility criteria in substantially the
> > same format as a VPAT or equivalent reporting
> > template.
> >
> > I have attached an industry-standard VPAT for your convenience. You
> > may also
> > find the Even Grounds website
> > <http://evengrounds.com/articles/creating-an-effective-vpat> to be
> > helpful.
> >
> > Please provide the requested information by *June 15th, 2015*. If I
> > can be of assistance, or if you need additional information, please
> > let me know.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Sarah Hunter*
> >
> > *Accessibility Intern | Information Resources Department *
> >
> > *Sarah Hunter tceq texas gov* <Sarah Hunter tceq texas gov>
> >
> > *512-239-4773 <512-239-4773>*
> >
> >
> >
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