Re: Getting Involved
Bridger Reed-Lewis <[email protected]> Tue, 3 Jun 2025 21:49:20 -0800
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--000000000000a677060636b88fc5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well I don=E2=80=99t think it would be useful particularly for UAA, it=E2= =80=99s just I feel a collaboration could be set up depending on the person. And with everything going on federally, a lot of folks at my work are pretty mad, it=E2=80=99s the reason why I got my article. What I=E2=80=99m going to do = is reach out to the engineers/tech departments, to see if anyone is interested in working on this project. Along with connecting with student clubs, I am also going to install and test what I can with the applications you sent. Oh, about the mentoring program you mentioned. I don't think it's a good fit for me since I have dyscalculia. I've tried with no luck to learn coding. It's just not my thing, what it would be testing along with setting up times to chat around ideas, along with networking which i am scary good at. On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 21:37 Benson Muite <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2025, at 7:58 AM, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote: > > I have heard of him, and it=E2=80=99s one of the reasons why I want to = get > > involved, at the moment I don=E2=80=99t think the university allows Lin= ux to be > > used, but I could be wrong. At the moment, I am running KDE on my Steam > > Deck. But I=E2=80=99m planning on purchasing a think-pad x1 carbon Gen = 10 soon. > One > > area I=E2=80=99d like to see get added is dictation. There's an abandon= ed project > > here --> https://github.com/abb128/LiveCaptions that could be forked > into a > > simple dictation tool, it's surprisingly, very accurate. > > This seems to build on another library which maybe worth incorporating in= to > KDE applications: > https://github.com/abb128/april-asr > > There are ongoing discussions withing KDE about using tools trained on > data of unknown origin. > > > > > Outside of that, I would need to look because right now there's not a > lot, > > and disability itself is a spectrum. without seeing what you are alread= y > > working on, giving feedback might be hard. But I am more than willing t= o > > test anything you can give me, as long as you make the install process > easy > > or give me command props. > > KDE applications are listed at: > http://apps.kde.org > Some will work on Windows and Mac. Applications that might be useful in a > university > setting include: > - https://apps.kde.org/labplot/ > - https://apps.kde.org/ktechlab/ > - https://apps.kde.org/accessibilityinspector/ > - https://apps.kde.org/krita/ > - https://apps.kde.org/okular/ > - https://apps.kde.org/kdenlive/ > - https://apps.kde.org/digikam/ > - https://apps.kde.org/glaxnimate/ > > It seems there are faculty members familiar with open source software: > https://pradeeban.github.io/ > > Maybe you could contact them to see if there are ways to also involve > students in > improving software accessibility? Season of KDE ( > https://mentorship.kde.org/sok/) > would be one structured way to do this for KDE software that is useful at > UAA. > > Krita, Kdenlive and Glaxnimate may also be useful to people in your art > department: > > https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-sciences/departm= ents/art > and to the student clubs in the art department: > > https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-sciences/departm= ents/art/clubs/ > > Finally, in terms of testing, is there a KDE application you use and woul= d > be willing to help > test? One-off contributions are welcome, but sustained involvement is mos= t > helpful. > > > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 20:28 Benson Muite <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2025, at 11:15 AM, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote: > >> > Good evening, I am interested in becoming a tester, and help > collaborate > >> > together on ideas to ensure accessibility in future kde iterations. > Nate, > >> > one of the board members, let me know about your sub-group, and I > >> emailed a > >> > few folks listed as contacts. Just didn't hear back, figuring reachi= ng > >> out > >> > directly to this email would be more effective. > >> > > >> > Before getting involved though, I should introduce myself. I am the > >> > disability advisor for The University of Anchorage Alaska, and while > I am > >> > doing this on my own time. I do hope to get the university involved > since > >> > we have a very active disability, and accessibility work groups at > UAA. > >> > > >> > Recently, the university wrote a article about me which goes in deta= il > >> > about myself you can read about it here... > >> > > >> > https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/news/archive/2025/05/chd-disability-advisor-br= idger-r-reed-lewis.cshtml > >> > > >> > > >> > I'm very passionate about what I do, and I believe Steam OS as a who= le > >> > could be a massive benefit to ensure a better market share, this com= es > >> with > >> > some challenges though because while steam os is great for gaming, > once > >> > it's released to the masses later this year. > >> > > >> > The OS as a whole will have some disadvantages mainly the lack of > >> > accessibility tools, which as someone with a disability has been the > >> > largest reason they haven't moved fully to linux. Ended up on Macs > >> because > >> > of how much i hate windows, but once thing apple has about them is > there > >> > gold star for supporting disabilities in there OS. > >> > >> Thanks for your interest. Are there any KDE applications that you use > where > >> support could be better? Do you have any computer labs where linux is > used > >> or KDE applications are used? > >> > >> KDE e.V. recently appointed Ritchie Frodomar as accessibility engineer= : > >> https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-community/2025q2/008193.html > >> > >> > > >> > I also want this in Linux, and I'm here to help along > >> > with assisting with networking with professionals to ensure > >> communications > >> > and collaboration with developers/companies alike. Let me know if yo= u > >> have > >> > any questions, and I hope to chat with you soon. > >> > > >> > Sincerely, > >> > > >> > Bridger R. Reed-Lewis > >> > Disability Advisor | Advocate | Speaker > >> > He/Them > >> > --000000000000a677060636b88fc5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"auto">Well I don=E2=80=99t think it would be u= seful particularly for UAA, it=E2=80=99s just I feel a collaboration could = be set up depending on the person. And with everything going on federally, = a lot of folks at my work are pretty mad, it=E2=80=99s the reason why I got= my article. What I=E2=80=99m going to do is reach out to the engineers/tec= h departments, to see if anyone is interested in working on this project. A= long with connecting with student clubs, I am also going to install and tes= t what I can with the applications you sent.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><= br></div><div>Oh, about=C2=A0the mentoring program you mentioned. I don'= ;t think=C2=A0it's a good fit for me since I have=C2=A0dyscalculia. I&#= 39;ve tried with no luck to learn coding. It's just not my thing, what = it would be testing along with setting up times to chat around ideas, along= with networking which i am scary good at.</div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br= ></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div= dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 21:37 Benson Muite= <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">benson= [email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo= te" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204= );padding-left:1ex"><br> <br> On Wed, Jun 4, 2025, at 7:58 AM, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote:<br> > I have heard of him, and it=E2=80=99s one of the reasons why I want to= get<br> > involved, at the moment I don=E2=80=99t think the university allows Li= nux to be<br> > used, but I could be wrong. At the moment, I am running KDE on my Stea= m<br> > Deck. But I=E2=80=99m planning on purchasing a think-pad x1 carbon Gen= 10 soon. One<br> > area I=E2=80=99d like to see get added is dictation. There's an ab= andoned project<br> > here --> <a href=3D"https://github.com/abb128/LiveCaptions" rel=3D"= noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/abb128/LiveCaptions</a> th= at could be forked into a<br> > simple dictation tool, it's surprisingly, very accurate.<br> <br> This seems to build on another library which maybe worth incorporating into= <br> KDE applications:<br> <a href=3D"https://github.com/abb128/april-asr" rel=3D"noreferrer" target= =3D"_blank">https://github.com/abb128/april-asr</a><br> <br> There are ongoing discussions withing KDE about using tools trained on<br> data of unknown origin.<br> <br> ><br> > Outside of that, I would need to look because right now there's no= t a lot,<br> > and disability itself is a spectrum. without seeing what you are alrea= dy<br> > working on, giving feedback might be hard. But I am more than willing = to<br> > test anything you can give me, as long as you make the install process= easy<br> > or give me command props.<br> <br> KDE applications are listed at:<br> <a href=3D"http://apps.kde.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http:/= /apps.kde.org</a><br> Some will work on Windows and Mac. Applications that might be useful in a u= niversity<br> setting include:<br> - <a href=3D"https://apps.kde.org/labplot/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_b= lank">https://apps.kde.org/labplot/</a><br> - <a href=3D"https://apps.kde.org/ktechlab/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_= blank">https://apps.kde.org/ktechlab/</a><br> - <a href=3D"https://apps.kde.org/accessibilityinspector/" rel=3D"noreferre= r" target=3D"_blank">https://apps.kde.org/accessibilityinspector/</a><br> - <a href=3D"https://apps.kde.org/krita/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_bla= nk">https://apps.kde.org/krita/</a><br> - <a href=3D"https://apps.kde.org/okular/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_bl= ank">https://apps.kde.org/okular/</a><br> - <a href=3D"https://apps.kde.org/kdenlive/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_= blank">https://apps.kde.org/kdenlive/</a><br> - <a href=3D"https://apps.kde.org/digikam/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_b= lank">https://apps.kde.org/digikam/</a><br> - <a href=3D"https://apps.kde.org/glaxnimate/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D= "_blank">https://apps.kde.org/glaxnimate/</a><br> <br> It seems there are faculty members familiar with open source software:<br> <a href=3D"https://pradeeban.github.io/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blan= k">https://pradeeban.github.io/</a><br> <br> Maybe you could contact them to see if there are ways to also involve stude= nts in<br> improving software accessibility?=C2=A0 Season of KDE (<a href=3D"https://m= entorship.kde.org/sok/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://mentor= ship.kde.org/sok/</a>)<br> would be one structured way to do this for KDE software that is useful at U= AA.<br> <br> Krita, Kdenlive and Glaxnimate may also be useful to people in your art dep= artment:<br> <a href=3D"https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-science= s/departments/art" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.uaa.ala= ska.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-sciences/departments/art</a><br> and to the student clubs in the art department:<br> <a href=3D"https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-science= s/departments/art/clubs/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.= uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-sciences/departments/art/clubs= /</a><br> <br> Finally, in terms of testing, is there a KDE application you use and would = be willing to help<br> test? One-off contributions are welcome, but sustained involvement is most = helpful.<br> <br> ><br> > On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 20:28 Benson Muite <<a href=3D"mailto:benson= [email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>><= br> > wrote:<br> ><br> >><br> >><br> >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2025, at 11:15 AM, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote:<br> >> > Good evening, I am interested in becoming a tester, and help = collaborate<br> >> > together on ideas to ensure accessibility in future kde itera= tions. Nate,<br> >> > one of the board members, let me know about your sub-group, a= nd I<br> >> emailed a<br> >> > few folks listed as contacts. Just didn't hear back, figu= ring reaching<br> >> out<br> >> > directly to this email would be more effective.<br> >> ><br> >> > Before getting involved though, I should introduce myself. I = am the<br> >> > disability advisor for The University of Anchorage Alaska, an= d while I am<br> >> > doing this on my own time. I do hope to get the university in= volved since<br> >> > we have a very active disability, and accessibility work grou= ps at UAA.<br> >> ><br> >> > Recently, the university wrote a article about me which goes = in detail<br> >> > about myself you can read about it here...<br> >> ><br> >> <a href=3D"https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/news/archive/2025/05/chd-dis= ability-advisor-bridger-r-reed-lewis.cshtml" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_= blank">https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/news/archive/2025/05/chd-disability-advis= or-bridger-r-reed-lewis.cshtml</a><br> >> ><br> >> ><br> >> > I'm very passionate about what I do, and I believe Steam = OS as a whole<br> >> > could be a massive benefit to ensure a better market share, t= his comes<br> >> with<br> >> > some challenges though because while steam os is great for ga= ming, once<br> >> > it's released to the masses later this year.<br> >> ><br> >> > The OS as a whole will have some disadvantages mainly the lac= k of<br> >> > accessibility tools, which as someone with a disability has b= een the<br> >> > largest reason they haven't moved fully to linux. Ended u= p on Macs<br> >> because<br> >> > of how much i hate windows, but once thing apple has about th= em is there<br> >> > gold star for supporting disabilities in there OS.<br> >><br> >> Thanks for your interest. Are there any KDE applications that you = use where<br> >> support could be better?=C2=A0 Do you have any computer labs where= linux is used<br> >> or KDE applications are used?<br> >><br> >> KDE e.V. recently appointed Ritchie Frodomar as accessibility engi= neer:<br> >> <a href=3D"https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-community/2025q2/008= 193.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://mail.kde.org/piperma= il/kde-community/2025q2/008193.html</a><br> >><br> >> ><br> >> > I also want this in Linux, and I'm here to help along<br> >> > with assisting with networking with professionals to ensure<b= r> >> communications<br> >> > and collaboration with developers/companies alike. Let me kno= w if you<br> >> have<br> >> > any questions, and I hope to chat with you soon.<br> >> ><br> >> > Sincerely,<br> >> ><br> >> > Bridger R. Reed-Lewis<br> >> > Disability Advisor | Advocate | Speaker<br> >> > He/Them<br> >><br> </blockquote></div></div> --000000000000a677060636b88fc5--