My Comments On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <j...@zonker.net>wrote:
> Hi all, > > Draft release attached / included. Rough draft. Looking for input and > corrections. Thanks! > > Mozilla Sponsors GNOME Accessibility Efforts > > BOSTON, Mass -- January 19, 2020 -- The GNOME Foundation is happy to > announce a substantial donation from the Mozilla Corporation to > benefit the GNOME Project's accessibility efforts. The donation will > help continue the collaborative efforts between GNOME and Mozilla on > Accessibility. > > The Mozilla Corporation is granting the GNOME Foundation $10,000 for > 2010. The funds will be used in part to send GNOME developers to the > CSUN Conference. CSUN is one of the premier technology conferences for > people with disabilities, and by funding an accessibility hackfest at > the conference can ensure a diverse group of GNOME developers are > immersed in the accessibility space. > > BK>> Should we add CSUN's website in the press release (reciprocity - hopefully we'll get links in their PR releases) > "The direct impact of the Mozilla funding has allowed GNOME to add > Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) support to the Orca > screen reader and other accessibility enhancements in GNOME," said > William Walker of the GNOME Accessibility Team. "All these helped make > GNOME/Orca a compelling free alternative to commercial products for > the visually impaired. As a result, we're seeing users around the > world using GNOME as their every day solution." > > BK>> Should we add Orca link here. > GNOME has had great success integrating internationalization (i18n) > into the core platform, as a part of shared responsibility for all > developers. Accessibility is also taking its place as a core value of > the platform. Sending GNOME developers to CSUN will help to ensure > that developers working on all areas of GNOME are well-educated on > accessibility issues and continue to build accessibility features and > functions into GNOME rather than "bolted-on" features. > > "As the leading free software desktop, the GNOME Project's work is > particularly important to Mozilla," said Frank Hecker of Mozilla > Corporation. "The work so far has improved accessibility not only for > Firefox, but the entire GNOME platform." > > The GNOME Foundation and Mozilla are committed to open source, open > standards, and open formats. Both organizations and their contributors > contribute to numerous projects to ensure an open Web and open desktop > platform for all users. Part of that effort is working hard to ensure > users with physical disabilities are able to make use of a free > desktop and Web browser. > > About GNOME and the GNOME Foundation > > GNOME is a free-software project whose goal is to develop a complete, > accessible and easy to use desktop for Linux and Unix-based operating > systems. GNOME also includes a complete development environment to > create new applications. It is released twice a year on a regular > schedule. > > The GNOME desktop is used by millions of people around the world. > GNOME is a standard part of all leading GNU/Linux and Unix > distributions, and is popular with both large existing corporate > deployments and millions of small business and home users worldwide. > > Composed of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading > companies, the GNOME Foundation is an organization committed to > supporting the advancement of GNOME. The Foundation is a member > directed, non-profit organization that provides financial, > organizational and legal support to the GNOME project and helps > determine its vision and roadmap. > > More information about GNOME and the GNOME Foundation can be found at > www.gnome.org and foundation.gnome.org. > > Media Enquiries > > GNOME Foundation Executive Director > Stormy Peters > Email: gnome-press-cont...@gnome.org > Phone: +1 617-206-3947 > > > > > -- > Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <j...@zonker.net> > About: http://www.dissociatedpress.net/about/ > -- > marketing-list mailing list > marketing-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list >
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