That reads better. : )
On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Marcus (OOo) <marcus.m...@wtnet.de> > wrote: > > Am 11/13/2013 09:12 PM, schrieb Rob Weir: > > > >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Donald Whytock<dwhyt...@apache.org> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Rob Weir<robw...@apache.org> wrote: > >>> > >>>> This will be something to post after Steve merges the code intro the > >>>> trunk, which I understand will be soon: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > https://blogs.apache.org/preview/OOo/?previewEntry=apache_openoffice_4_1_to > >>>> > >>>> Does anyone have anything else to add? A quote from an assistive > >>>> technology vendor or accessibility expert would be good. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Looks good in general. How does "vision-impaired" compare to "blind > or > >>> low-sight"? > >>> > >> > >> Honestly, I'm not absolutely certain what the preferred term is these > >> days. I certainly don't want to cause offense by using the wrong > >> words. But I did see the term "blind or low-sight" on a website > >> discussing assistive technologies. If anyone (Stuart, maybe?) knows > >> better, let me know. > > > > > > I had a remarkable experience when I wrote something about sound in > > StarOffice (yes, years ago) and how deaf people could work with it. The > way > > of how to explain it was wrong with the wording I used, I had to correct > it > > in in a policitcal correct way and give an apology to the group who > wrote a > > mail to point me to the error. > > > > Therefore I would say it's better to spend more time than you think > first to > > use the correct wordings. > > > > I searched for answers and found this, from the American Foundation > for the Blind: > > When you speak about someone with a disability, refer to the person > and then to the disability. For example, refer to "a person who is > blind" rather than to "a blind person." > > http://www.afb.org/section.aspx?SectionID=36&TopicID=163&DocumentID=2263 > > Given those guidelines maybe we change the current: > > "Support for these interfaces enables screen readers and other > assistive technologies to work with Apache OpenOffice, which in turn > enables more productive use of OpenOffice by blind and low-vision > users." > > to > > "Support for these interfaces enables screen readers and other > assistive technologies to work with Apache OpenOffice, which in turn > enables more productive use of OpenOffice users who are blind or have > low-vision." ??? > > Regards, > > -Rob > > > I'm sure Steve can lend a helping hand here. > > > > Marcus > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- Best Regards, Steve Yin
