Rant about accessibility testing

[Bill Cox]

Two key pieces of accessibility software in Gnome used to be
accessible, but are no longer in Lucid - Yelp and the Ubuntu Software
Center.  Ubuntu does a terrific job in general insuring packages are
functional and not buggy before allowing them into the distro.  There
must be some check-list for accepting packages at Ubuntu.  Why is
accessibility not on this list?  Isn't this simply a matter of adding
one extra item to the list of tasks for a package to be accepted?

Ubuntu is in a unique position to improve lives for the disabled.
Simply by raising their standards, Ubuntu can raise the standards
throughout the FOSS community.  I am amazed that Ubuntu has not taken
this simple step.  Is there any good reason?

Bill