Re: [orca-list] Advocacy

[Tom Masterson <kd7cyu yahoo com>]

One of my problems is that I normally use braille with no speech.  I find that there are things I miss this 
way and some things toat don't work as well.  For example the notification info never shows up on my braille 
display.  SOme of my coputers don't have working speech and at work I normally have it off as I don't like 
headphones and I don't like disturbing others.

Tom
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 04:45:49PM -0400, Christopher Moore wrote:
> Hello,
> This may be the wrong list for this issue, but I'll start here and we 
> can move it somewhere else if need be.
>
> While orca and the accessibility infrastructure have made major strides, 
> I'd like to see a stronger presence among the end users such as myself.  
> Some of us have expressed a desire to help track down bugs and assist in 
> program development.  Unfortunately, one of the major application 
> debugging tools, accerciser, is not currently accessible with orca.  I 
> suspect this is on a todo list and will be dealt with over time.
>
> Another area where the end users can flex their collective muscle is 
> advocacy.  Accessibility is in some sens like a Green initiative.  It 
> all sounds good on paper, but in order for it to happen, the end users 
> need to drive the effort until such a point as the prototype becomes 
> reality.
>
> As a starting point we could take a look at the applications supplied on 
> the gnome desktop.  When I go into the applications menu (alt+f1), I 
> find the following in the various submenus:
> accessories  12
> games 17
> graphics 5
> internet 11
> office 7
> other 1
> system/admin 19 
>
> So in total we have 65 applications which doesn't include gedit and 
> other topics such as navigating the desktop, using nautulus, sound 
> juicer, etc.
>
> Suppose an en user were designated as an accessible point person for 
> each of these applications/topics.  To raise the awareness level, each 
> point person could produce either an audio demo or some other form of 
> presentation demonstrating the degree of accessibility (or lack thereof) 
> of the particular application.  I guess everybody has their own view of 
> accessible, but included in the reports I'd like to see a table showing 
> what applications features can be done by a sighted person and which can 
> be accomplished using orca feedback alone.
>
> I realize that what I am proposing is a major effort, but with proper 
> planning and follow-through, it could result in a major win for 
> accessibility.
>
> Chris
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