GNOME Accessibility Early Access Program by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

[Anne Tirsell <Anne Tirsell Sun COM>]

GNOME Accessibility Early Access Program by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR THOSE DEVELOPERS INTERESTED!
PLEASE RSVP TO anne tirsell Eng Sun Com BY OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 21st!

Sun's leading role in defining and implementing a GNOME Accessibility 
architecture underscores Sun's commitment in making the desktop
accessible for users with disabilities.
 
Sun invites all GNOME developers to make a difference by
porting your existing and future GNOME applications to
the early access GNOME Accessibility Framework. 

You can do this by using GTK+ 2.0 which provides an integrated accessibility 
architecture in combination with accessibility toolkit libraries (ATK).
 
Making your applications accessible is straightforward and involves:

 	o Modifying your existing applications to use the standard
 	        widgets of the GTK+ 2.0; since GTK+ now integrates
 	        with the Accessibility Toolkit (ATK), much accessible
 		behavior is inherited for free.
 
 	o Modifying any custom widgets you may have in your application
 	        so they interface with ATK directly.
 
 	o Testing your applications after interfacing with GTK+ 2.0
 		and ATK by utilizing the Ferret libraries located in GAIL
 		(GNOME Accessibility Implementation Library).
 
You will get expert help from Sun's accessibility engineering team 
who is willing to work very closely with highly motivated engineers
that want to be first to deliver accessible applications with GNOME 2.0.

PLEASE RSVP TO anne tirsell Eng sun com BY OR BEFORE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE EARLY ACCESS PROGRAM!
Sun will need the following information with your RSVP:
 	
	o Name of developer and position
 	o Name of organization you work for
	o Contact information including email address, phone, fax,
 		and website
 	o Name of existing application or future application or both
 	o Describe briefly what the existing or future application			
		is and how it functions
 	

Sun looks forward to working with you!



Best Regards,

Anne Tirsell
Senior Product Marketing Manager
GNOME Accessibility
Webtop and Applications Software
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Phone:  408-863-3342
Fax:	408-517-5539
eMail: 	anne tirsell Eng Sun Com