Accessibility Series

[Roger Pixley]

Sorry again. I had edited it earlier this morning but was pulled out the
door (literally) before I could send an e-mail saying I updated it. I'm
just back in now so sending this to let you know. Review and see if you
need to add anything else.

On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Marta Rybczynska <marta at rybczynska.net>wrote:

> Hello Roger,
> I'm preparing the digest for 6 May and would like to include the article.
> However, I'm missing the author list. Could you provide it?
>
> BTW There's a 'Features' module in enzyme where I have put the current
> edition of the article.
>
> Thanks.
> Marta
>
> Roger Pixley wrote:
> > Sorry for returning so late with this but this is the blurb he proposed
> for
> > the concept intro paragraph. It's not polished up as he was pressed for
> > time. I was going to link to the HIG
> > (http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Usability/HIG)
> >
> >
> > Accessibility is a broad term. In the context of computer technology, it
> > generally means giving as many people the ability to use the technology
> as
> > possible. Because people are so different, there is of course not one
> > solution for all. We aim therefore to cover a broad spectrum of use
> cases.
> > Many issues that severely impact computer usage are, of course, visual or
> > motorical difficulties. Hearing problems can be another barrier.
> > For KDE this means following the human interface guidelines, which ensure
> > for example that users can adjust font sizes or the contrast of color
> > schemes. Sometimes more advanced solutions are needed, such as using a
> > screen reader for blind users.
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