Ubuntu-accessibility Digest, Vol 53, Issue 1

Fri Apr 2 08:51:26 BST 2010

Hi,

I'm interested in Accessibiltiy issues, and do keep an eye out for
developments etc.

I've posted and replied to a couple of threads in the assistive &
accessiblity forum http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=145

My personal musings are over at http://forum.phillw.net/viewforum.php?f=14

I would really like for someone, somewhere to try to give guidance as to
where things should be going.

With a bit of notice, I am available 24/7 365 days.

Regards,

Phill.
<http://www.pendrivelinux.com/testing-your-system-for-usb-boot-compatibility/>

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 1:39 PM, leoquant <leoquant at ubuntu.com> wrote:

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> >    1. Reviving the Accessibility Team - meeting? (Penelope Stowe)
> >    2. upgrading ubuntu (michael weaver)
> >    3. Accessibility Meeting (Glen Darby)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:09:39 -0400
> > From: Penelope Stowe <pstowe at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Reviving the Accessibility Team - meeting?
> > To: ubuntu-accessibility at lists.ubuntu.com
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> > Hiya,
> >
> > I've been looking around on what there is for the Accessibility Team
> > on the wiki and reading e-mails, along with chatting with Luke on IRC
> > (in #ubuntu-accessibility) and it strikes me that we need to create a
> > solid Accessibility Team in the community. Not only will doing so help
> > future new-users (or existing users who develop a disability), but a
> > cohesive team means a stronger voice in the Ubuntu community as a
> > whole.
> >
> > I'd like to propose having a meeting sometime the week of April 11-17
> > in #ubuntu-accessibility on freenode on IRC to come up with some
> > foundation for getting the Accessibility Team going. If there are
> > issues with doing a meeting on IRC not being accessible, feel free to
> > suggest other places for the meeting. If you're interested in having a
> > meeting, please send the list or me an e-mail with the days/times that
> > week you're available and I'll try to find a time that works for the
> > most people.
> >
> > I think in this meeting we should discuss putting together a blueprint
> > for things we want to and think we can get done during the Lucid+1
> > cycle. I also think it might be nice to start to look at a roadmap and
> > goals for the team in a long term.
> >
> > I'm going to send a separate e-mail to the list (not tonight, but
> > later this week) with some of my ideas for things we could do and I
> > hope other people will think about it as well so we can get some
> > discussion going!
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Penelope
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:26:14 +0100
> > From: michael weaver <weavermicha at googlemail.com>
> > Subject: upgrading ubuntu
> > To: ubuntu-accessibility at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Message-ID: <4bb4105a.8507cc0a.15df.ffffad45 at mx.google.com>
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> >
> > i think i am going to have to wwait until there is a bit more of
> > a stable lucid or until final release and just do a fresh install
> > of ubuntu.
> > as i don't have the technical knowledge to be able to install
> > speakup i don't know if an upgrade would be easier via a text
> > terminal and i have not had any luck creating the file to be able
> > to get accessible admin as regards the gui and i don't always
> > have a sighted person around to be able to at least see if an
> > upgrade is actually working.
> > i remember once trying to do an upgrade where my local linux
> > group used to hold meetings which i don't think has happened for
> > a while because the main people have moved areas to leeds and the
> > like and it would have taken to long to upgrade anyway but when i
> > had someone look at what i was doing, they seemmed to think that
> > the upgrade had not started when i went through the alt plus f2
> > update-manager dash d because when i had entered on ok, i seemed
> > to have to tab to another upgrade button without speech access,
> > hit enter on it and possibly had to re-type my password.
> > it is like the interface for update-manager is slightly different
> > with upgrading from that of updating where if you just do a
> > standard up-date, you can tab around and get orca feedback to say
> > that you have updates and when you hit the install and are maybe
> > asked for the password, away it goes and downloads them whereas
> > with the upgrade, you see that the upgrade is there if you run
> > the update-manager from alt f2 with the dash d command at the
> > end, it shows you the upgrade notes, you hit the upgrade button,
> > you enter the password and ok it and i think to someone with
> > sight you have to locate the upgrade button again which someone
> > without sight can't access because i think a dialogue box pops up
> > with buttons for check for updates, upgrade, and cancel and you
> > have to go to the correct button and enter on the upgrade and
> > possibly re-type admin password, ok and then it starts.
> > i think that is what confuses people without sight like it is a
> > double confirmation, when you see the notes about the new release
> > you can accept and it is like it brings up another dialogue box
> > after you first ok your password like "are you sure you want to
> > do this."
> > i think i only found this out because the chap who was trying to
> > help me said the upgrade hadn't started even though i had chosen
> > the upgrade button, entered my password and hit ok.
> > i think if i knew perhaps the number of tabbs when i have to get
> > to the upgrade button in the dialogue box where orca doesn't
> > appear to read i could possibly do it but without a family who
> > are not linux users and with me not having a sighted partner or
> > any sighted family member around looking at the pc or laptop
> > screens for me i am only guessing there is this second dialogue
> > appears before the actual upgrade is actually started.
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:34:11 +0100
> > From: Glen Darby <glen.m.darby at virgin.net>
> > Subject: Accessibility Meeting
> > To: Ubuntu-accessibility at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Message-ID: <1270103651.2237.10.camel at glen-desktop>
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> >
> > Hi,
> > I would dearly like to be involved in the meeting if it comes together.
> > I work with disabled and have been trying to look for a linux type
> > version of "EZ Keys" which uses a single switch to access the computer.
> >
> > I programme a little and pick up quite fast and would be willing to be
> > involved in the project but would need advice on where to start etc.
> >
> > I would be free 11th, 12th, 17th, Between 11-2 on 13th, between 10-3:30
> > on 14th, between 9-12:30 on 15th.
> >
> > Any reply would be appreciated, even if you say it is not what the
> > meetings for, just so I know.
> >
> > Many thanks.
> >
> > Glen Darby.
> >
> >
> Hi,
>
> I would very much encourage this idea of Penelope, and would also be
> glad to get more involved in reviving the team.
>
> kind regards
>
> leoquant
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