Re: [libreoffice-accessibility] Accessibility Team -- Making a Difference

Hi Marc,

A top post for a short answer :) I'm usually testing LibreOffice with
Orca. I've also in mind to port the FAQ we had on OOo to LibO in English
and French, here:
http://wiki.april.org/w/Tutoriels_d%27accessibilit%C3%A9

Kind regards
Sophie

On 03/12/2012 18:22, Marc Paré wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, who is on this mailing list and is interested in
> seriously helping out with getting accessibility issues fixed with
> LibreOffice?
>
> When I say "interested in seriously helping out", I mean people who
> would help doing some
>
> * QA (Quality Assurance) work -- this involves helping confirming
> accessibility bugs, and testing fixes to the bugs. The QA Team will even
> help mentoring people who are willing to do this!
>
> * helping out at conferences -- in your region -- this involves as
> little as dropping of pamphlets ... to as much involvement as manning a
> booth and discussing accessibility advantages with LibreOffice
>
> * discussing topics here on this list and actively seeking good/solid
> feature suggestions for our developers ... talk is cheap, but, if talk
> leads to making the accessibility attributes of LibreOffice more
> compelling as a tool for people who are in need of an office suite with
> solid accessibility features, then it is worth it. If you have design
> ideas about the user interface relating to accessibility, then discuss
> it here with other accessibility members and we will help submit it to
> the design team.
>
> * did you know that there is an Accessibility wiki page[1]? If you can
> type and have some spare time, you could help update the wiki page
> (cooperate with another member of the Accessibility Team or after
> discussing of some changes on this list) OR help beautify the wiki page.
> If you think there should be more information on the page for our users,
> then suggest it here. If you are willing to help with the wiki and don't
> know how to do this, we will help you. Visit the page and have a
> look-see![1]
>
> "Helping" or "Contributing" do not mean putting mega hours of work; you
> decide on the amount of time, and, if in doubt of where/how to help, we
> will help you find a place where your contribution would best fit and be
> most appreciated.
>
> If you are on this list and are such a person, just respond with a +1
> (we don't need to hear of any -1). This will give us a better idea of
> how much interest of the people on this list who are willing to help and
> contribute. Should we put a "Members" list on the wiki for people to sign?
>
> BTW ... in case you are wondering, seriously talking about accessibility
> issues on this list IS considered contributing.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Marc
>
> [1] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Accessibility


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Sophie Gautier <sophie.gautier@documentfoundation.org>
Tel:+33683901545
Membership & Certification Committee Member - Co-founder
The Document Foundation

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