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| = AccessibilityTeam = | ## page was renamed from AccessibilityTeam Accessibility refers to software used primarily by people who are deaf, are mobility impaired, or have sight problems including colour blindness or dyslexia. The Ubuntu Accessibility Team aims to raise the level of accessibilty support within Ubuntu and its derivatives. |
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| = Accessibility Team = | == Team Meetings == |
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| == Goals and Responsibilities == | We typically have meetings on IRC at {{{#ubuntu-accessibility}}} every month. Please see the [[Accessibility/Team/MeetingAgenda]] for topics and time. |
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| * Make Ubuntu accessible to as wide an audience as we can * Use the best available software in the field, hack ourselves the missing parts * Make periodical reviews and experimentation with different kind of real user groups: Schools, handicapped, dyslexic people, different age groups etc * Provide specialized support for those audience groups. |
=== Logs from previous meetings === # MeetingLog links had been adjusted * [[MeetingLogs/Accessibility/20061023]] * [[MeetingLogs/Accessibility/20060301]] * [[MeetingLogs/Accessibility/20060215]] * [[MeetingLogs/Accessibility_2005-12-21]] * [[MeetingLogs/Accessibility_2005-12-07]] * [[MeetingLogs/Accessibility_2005-11-23]] |
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| == Documentation == | == Team Organisation == |
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| * AccessibilityHowto - How to install and use the accessibility features available in Ubuntu * AccessibilityResources - Useful links relating to accessibility on Linux * [Accessible GNOME applications] - A list of what applications are usable with the GNOME accessibility tools * There is an IRC channel to discuss accessibility for Ubuntu on freenode.net in #ubuntu-accessibility. |
* [[Accessibility/Team/TODO]] - our TODO list * [[Accessibility/Testing]] - help us test Accessibility * [[Accessibility/NewSoftware]] - we want to include * [[Accessibility/Specs]] - our Specs! |
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| == Goals for Hoary == | == Introduction and documentation == |
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| ''Enter suggestions for accessibility improvements to be worked on for the Hoary release:'' * [Accessible Hoary Live CD Derivative] |
* [[Accessibility/background]] - accessible computing explained * [[Accessibility/UserGroups]] - a wide range of user groups * [[Accessibility/Documentation]] - on the web and todo * [[Accessibility/Links]] - to interesting reads |
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| == Goals for Breezy == | == Planning and development == * See [[Accessibility/Ideas]] and [[Accessibility/Specs]] |
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| ''Enter suggestions for accessibility improvements to be worked on for the Breezy release:'' * Link to Ubuntu DownUnder Specification: [http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/AccessibilityRoadmap] * [Accessibility Aware Installer] * [Single Click Install] * Resolve [Access Keys Conflicts] * Some comments in regard to the Accessibility Roadmap linked to above: AccessibilityRoadmapDetails |
== Mailing List == * [[http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility|Ubuntu Accessibility mailing list]] |
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| == Accessibility Wishlist == ''List anything here that would be a nice to have, but doesn't look like happening in the future, due to necessary outside participation, etc:'' * [Unified Speech Synthesis API] * '''Hearing and Speech Impairments''' (Kevin Cole) Computer accessability often looks at vision-impairments and mobility-impairments, without giving much thought to deafness and speech pathologies. While I don't have a LOT of ideas about computer tools that would be useful, a few that come to mind are: * Text-to-Speech (a la Festival, etc, which I see mentioned just above this entry) * Speech-to-Text (a tougher problem) * ASCII-to-Baudot and vice versa (Really *-to-Baudot and Baudot-to-*) * Video-conferencing (mbone, openh323) |
== Forum section == * [[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=145|Assistive Technology & Accessibility (Ubuntu Forums)]] |
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| '''Sign up [[https://launchpad.net/people/accessibility/+join|here]]!''' | |
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| ''Sign up here!'' | |
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| * JeffWaugh * JohnHornbeck * HenrikOmma * LukeYelavich * MatthiasUrlichs * WillBackman |
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Accessibility refers to software used primarily by people who are deaf, are mobility impaired, or have sight problems including colour blindness or dyslexia. The Ubuntu Accessibility Team aims to raise the level of accessibilty support within Ubuntu and its derivatives.
Team Meetings
We typically have meetings on IRC at #ubuntu-accessibility every month. Please see the Accessibility/Team/MeetingAgenda for topics and time.
Logs from previous meetings
# MeetingLog links had been adjusted
Team Organisation
Accessibility/Team/TODO - our TODO list
Accessibility/Testing - help us test Accessibility
Accessibility/NewSoftware - we want to include
Accessibility/Specs - our Specs!
Introduction and documentation
Accessibility/background - accessible computing explained
Accessibility/UserGroups - a wide range of user groups
Accessibility/Documentation - on the web and todo
Accessibility/Links - to interesting reads
Planning and development
Mailing List
Forum section
Interested Contributors
Sign up here!
Navigation |
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