Re: RSEAA24 Accessibility Fellowship

As an LA member, I just want to say how heartening it is to see how the 
loop is closed on some of the work the Grants Program does - thank *you* 
Rowland for all your efforts here, and to Harsh and Sanchit for all 
their efforts that make events better for everyone.

Best, Kathy


On 14/11/24 08:07, Rowland Mosbergen via linux-aus wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We would like to thank Linux Australia for their grant for the RSEAA24 
> Accessibility Fellowship.
>
> We used the funds to provide Harsh Kalra with a Fellowship, and we 
> self-funded a smaller Fellowship with Sanchit Ghule.
>
> These fellowships changed the dynamic of the interactions we had with 
> the organising committee and the keynote speakers. All of a sudden, 
> accessibility wasn't an abstract concept, it was to help Harsh and 
> Sanchit be a part of the event. In my opinion, this was a resounding 
> success and I hope that other conferences and events take up this idea.
>
> You can see  Harsh Kalra's Accessibility Blogpost 
> <https://rseaa.org/harsh_kalra> on the website now as well as Sanchit 
> Ghule's RSEAA24 Accessibility Report <https://rseaa.org/sanchit.html>.
>
> Thanks again for providing us with this opportunity and we hope to do 
> this again in the future.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Rowland Mosbergen
>
>
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