Accessibility a wide open development area
Jason Grieves
jasongrieves at hotmail.com
Tue Sep 20 19:08:06 CDT 2005
What are the chances of getting a long overdue Accessibility cleanup? The
Gnopernicus package does not even work correctly on the download (missing a
package) Accessibility options are thrown everywhere. Let's get a team
together and be the first linux distro to offer an accessibilty CENTER and
WIZARD. Microsoft brags about their accessibility up and down (I would know
I worked for them!), but its not the most usable suite ever created. Most of
my blind friends use it only to get their commercial (and expensive)
software installed. You want to be a distro for human beings, I like it. You
open up to the disabled community and I gurrantee your going to get a lot of
attention. Im not a strong programmer but I know what we need and what can
really give an edge on any other distribution out there. If you are
interested, please contact me. Trust me, developing for disabled users is
worth every minute of your time. These are people who love computers and
Linux. I've seen tears flow when I have shown them the accessibility
available for them on Linux platforms for no extra costs. Windows
commercial software is expensive and to an extent out dated. Its a cutting
edge field and its wide open. If we develop it, they will come...
Email: jasongrieves at hotmai.com
God Bless,
Jason G.
Mathew 11:28-30
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