Re: [orca-list] Accessibility related happenings at gnome

[Milton <milton duurzaamdigitaal org>]

Many thanks Peter for sharing. Great to know! As an end user the less I 
can do is to donate.

Milton

Op 04-08-2022 om 09:47 schreef Peter Vágner via orca-list:
> Hello,
>
> Sometimes we are ranting here about less optimal accessibility 
> features and accessibility work in general.
> This time I just would like to point out that brighter days are ahead 
> of us and a lot is already happening these days, weeks and months.
> Less than two weeks ago Federico Mena Quintero gave really awesome 
> presentation at GUADEC 2022 in Guadalajara, Mexico explaining how he 
> is trying to help gnome forward improving development of accessibility 
> related features.
> See the blogpost including all the links and a full transcript of this 
> talk: https://viruta.org/paying-technical-debt-transcript.html
>
> Federico Mena is part of gnome since its begining. Worked for Rethat 
> in the past, now working for Suse / Novell. Maintained gnome canvas, 
> gimp and a lot of gnome infrastructure. Now this person is working 
> very hard on accessibility related improvements for gnome.
>
> Now it's our turn I believe. While accessibility is being advocated 
> for within the community as a whole we users should try to boost this 
> effort as much as we can. If we were able to improve the situation by 
> filing bug reports, submitting patches, coordinating the effort 
> earlier this would never happen. Now the accessibility related work is 
> happening right now so we should try to make it sustainable as much as 
> we can.
> Please find your way and donate to this effort. I have chosen to 
> donate to Gnome at https://www.gnome.org/donate/ to celebrate my 
> appreciation. If you can, do it too. I think any amount counts towards 
> improving it as a whole and since accessibility related development is 
> high on the todo list, we will get what we are looking for as the 
> gnome and the linux desktop in general improves further.
>
> Federico Mena Quintero is not the only one working towards this goal. 
> Long time accessibility contributors are there too including Emmanuele 
> Bassi, our hero Joan Marie, Samuel Thibault, Lukáš Tyrychtr and many 
> more talented and dedicated people. Please let's celebrate and let all 
> these people know that we like what they are doing and are here to 
> support them and allow them to do what they can do best.
>
> Thanks and greetings
>
> Peter
>
>
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