Re: [g-a-devel] GNOME Launches Campaign for Accessibility

Awesome news!

2011/12/16 Juanjo Marín <[email protected]>

>
> Friday 16th dec, the GNOME Foundation announces a fundraising campaign [1]
> to kick off 2012 as the Year of Accessibility for GNOME.
>
> GNOME has held accessibility amongst its core values from the project’s
> inception. Because of this commitment, along with the efforts of many
> dedicated developers, GNOME 2 became an award winning accessible free
> desktop environment.
>
> “For me, GNU/Linux and GNOME equal freedom, and without all of the hard
> work which has been put into all of this wonderful software, I would truly
> be at a loss. This is why further development and maintenance of accessible
> software is so important to me.” –Read the rest of Robert Cole’s story here
> [2]
>
> With the advent of GNOME 3, GNOME has started down an exciting new path in
> terms of usability, which will include users of all ages and abilities.
> This drive is not only necessary for those with disabilities but is also
> increasingly needed for our devices work for any user. The GNOME
> accessibility team is working hard, but its resources are more limited than
> in the past.
>
> With your help we can tackle the accessibility team’s many goals [3],
> making GNOME the best and most accessible desktop available today. Please
> help us make 2012 the Year of Accessibility at GNOME! Donate $25 or more
> today [1] and ask your friends to donate too.
>
> Contribute and spread the word !
>
> Links:
>
>    [1] http://www.gnome.org/friends/
>    [2] http://www.gnome.org/friends/a11y-testomonial.html
>    [3] https://live.gnome.org/Accessibility/Marketing/FoG
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