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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