Accessibility in Open Source My personal experience

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Accessibility in Open Source My personal
experience

• Chandrashekhar B. Korlahalli

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Context

• Disability
• Types
• Constraints

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My Role

• Background
• Twist in Life
• Breathing through a11y

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Disability addressed Accessibility

• Tools
• Screen Reader
• Magnifier
• Brail Monitor
• On Screen Keyboard
• File manager, Text editor, Mouse keys, Calculator

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Screen Reader
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Screen Reader

• Features
• Punctuation
• Dictionary
• Voice
• Speech Engine Driver
• Voice Selection
• Rate Words/Min
• Pitch Selection

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Magnifier
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Magnifier

• Features
• Cross-hair
• Cursor
• Zoomer/Magnifier

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On Screen Keyboard
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On Screen Keyboard

• Features
• Compose
• Launcher
• Menu UI grabber
• Window
• Activate

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Face-Off

• Web browser
• Mailer
• Text Editor
• Office
• Messages

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Going Forward

• User
• On par with the rest
• Ease of use
• Developer
• Think Accessible

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Reference

• http//developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/

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• Remember...
• Limitations can also be situational
• not only functional.
• Accessibility comes handy for all of us,
• sometime or the other,
• beyond power use.
• Thank You

Chandrashekhar B Korlahalli chandrashekhar.korlaha
lli_at_wipro.com