speakup howto, was: Re: suggestions for Speakup

[Janina Sajka]

Gregory:

I don't know. Theyh haven't consulted me on their plans. Why don't we just 
ask them to tell us all here on the list?

On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote:

> So will this new joint howto be a rewriting and incorperation of Saqib's original howto, or a totally new document?
> Greg
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 01:36:53PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > Excellent questions, Gregory. IBM's Accessibility on Linux page, which is 
> > at:
> > 
> > 	
> > http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux/projects/access/
> > 
> > says "The IBM Linux Accessibility Team contributes to the open-source 
> > community's accessibility efforts in order to help
> >    accelerate Linux."
> > 
> > This is, of course, an incomplete statement which makes no sense on its 
> > own. What do they mean "accelerate linux?" I suspect they don't mean "make 
> > it run faster," for example. I'm sure there's a word missing in that 
> > sentence, but I diagress ...
> > 
> > This page goes on to say:
> > 
> > "November 15, 2001
> >    Saqib Shaikh, author of several Speakup documents, agreed to coauthor 
> > new Speakup HOWTO with Jennifer Jobst."
> > 
> > Since I see no link, I assume they're not offering up any drafts just yet,
> > but I certainly expect they'll do so before finalizing their document. I
> > know Jennifer posted a draft of her emacspeak documentation on the
> > emacspeak list, so I suspect she's lurking here, and will do the same for
> > us. And, of course, Saqib is active on this list, so perhaps he'd like to
> > share about this? I do recall he offered us his own, quite excellent
> > speakup HOWTO last spring. Are there other speakup docs you've written,
> > Saqib? That one is the only one I'm aware of to date.
> > 
> > Now, let me speculate on the real reason IBM is up to all those wonderful 
> > efforts they proudly list at the url provided above:
> > 
> > I believe IBM wants to make money selling computers to the U.S. 
> > Government. I believe they want the option to sell systems without 
> > Microsoft applications, and Microsoft operating systems. Recent news 
> > stories have explained about contracts from IBM to Redhat for ports of the 
> > Redhat distribution of open source linux for a range of IBM servers, and 
> > even IBM's S390 mainframe.
> > 
> > To me, these facts point to the intention to be Sec.508 compliant in 
> > systems proposals for U.S. Federal procurments. And, I say, "Amen, and 
> > more power to them."
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > 
> > > IBM is authoring a howto about speakup? Where can I find a copy to look at?
> > > And uhhhm, why are they doing it?
> > > Greg
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 11:28:21AM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Charles Hallenbeck wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Stick to the straight and
> > > > > narrow and make sure each feature under consideration really
> > > > > belongs in a screen reader. Examples: the cut and paste feature
> > > > > really did belong; the reinitialization feature really does not.
> > > > > 
> > > > Strongly agree, but with a suggested twist.
> > > > 
> > > > The reinitialization feature should go into the HOWTO that Saqib and IBM 
> > > > are authoring about speakup. It's a valuable tip that even novice users 
> > > > can set up for themselves, and learn a little linux in the process. And, 
> > > > they'll end up with a feature they are likely to find useful, and that 
> > > > they wouldn't come upon very quickly on their own.
> > > > 
> > > > Saqib, Jennifer, are you listening??
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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> > > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 	
> > 				Janina Sajka, Director
> > 				Technology Research and Development
> > 				Governmental Relations Group
> > 				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> > 
> > Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175
> > 
> > Chair, Accessibility SIG
> > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
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> > 
> > 
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org