IOSN Accessibility Workshop for the Visually Disabled

Consists of domain experts (disabled users) working together with local FOSS resource persons.

The morning session is facilitated by a domain expert and they come up with a framework for evaluating FOSS software with regards to accessibility for visually disabled users.  In the afternoon, the FOSS facilitator takes over and demonstrates the various FOSS solutions that are available. The domain experts are guided (hands on) on the different FOSS solutions and gives scores and feedback to the tools using the morning's framework.

Contact Persons

• FOSS technical volunteers - Khairil Yusof
  
• Visually disabled users - Mary Chen marywchen@yahoo.com
  

Schedule

Outputs

1. a domain specific evaluation framework
2. a domain-oriented perspective of the existing tools (through the scoring)
3. a prioritized list of features for each FOSS app needed to bring
   the app up to par with the needs of the domain expert

Workshop logistics

See workshop checklist - see if you can help out by donating equipment

Resources

• Dive Into Accessibility
  
• http://live.gnome.org/Orca
• American Foundation for the Blind
  

• BBC: Accessibility in a Web 2.0 world (Podcast)
  

Partners

• CHALLENGES Magazine
  
• FOSS Society Malaysia
• Malaysian Association for the Blind
  
• International Open Source Network