Re: FoG a11y campaign draft, revised!

["Karen Sandler" <karen gnome org>]

On Wed, December 14, 2011 9:43 pm, Emily Gonyer wrote:
> *Bolded bits/comments mine :)*
>
> 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.
>
> "I can testify that I could not have come along as far as I have without
>  the work which has been done in GNOME *a*s related to accessibility.
> Without
> all of the work which was put into things such as screen magnification and
> the Orca screen reader, I would still be stuck running outdated commercial
> assistive technology software on an up-to-date operating system." --Read
> the rest of Robert Cole's story.<link to full testimonial>
> *
> (added an 'a' to as)*

good catch!

>
> With the advent of GNOME 3, we have started down an exciting new road in
> terms of usability, a road we want to extend to everyone, including users
> of all ages and abilities. In addition, features that make devices more
> accessible are increasingly needed to make some types of device work for
> any user. The GNOME Accessibility team is working hard to accomplish all
> of this; however, we have fewer resources than in the past and many goals
> yet to achieve in order to make GNOME 3 compellingly accessible.
> *
> I feel like this paragraph is somewhat repetitive, and have tried to
> rewrite it below, though to be completely honest, I'm still not happy with
> it:
>
> With the advent of GNOME 3, we have started down an exciting new path in
> terms of usability, one which will include users of all ages and
> abilities.
> With all the new devices, new features are needed to keep them accessible
> to everyone, and the GNOME Accessibility team is hard at work to make it
> so.
> *

Thanks! How about:
With the advent of GNOME 3, we have 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 start tackling our goals in this area <link to
> jjmarin's list>. Help to make 2012 the Year of Accessibility at GNOME and
> let's make the most usable desktop environment the most accessible desktop
> environment! Donate $25 or more right now and help us reach another
> person.
>
> *Same for this one:
>
> With your help we will continue to tackle the many goals of the
> accessibility team, and thereby make GNOME the most accessible desktop
> available today. Please help us make 2012 the Year of Accessibility at
> GNOME! Donate $25 or more today & encourage others to do the same.*

how about this:

With your help we can tackle <a
href="https://live.gnome.org/Accessibility/Marketing/FoG";>the
accessibility team's many goals</a>, 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 and ask your friends to
donate too.


I also linked to the page jjmarin sent around (I just fixed a few typos
there).

karen