Thanks a ton everyone. I've been rooting for an effort like this for so long, good to see it gaining ground !
DJ > On 2 Nov 2016, at 23:32, Joshua Minor <jmi...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > Just a reminder that the Wikipedia accessibility brownbag will be tomorrow at > 1:15 PDT. Join us either in person in the Chip Deubner Lounge in SF, or via > YouTube: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsE0PpQkBcI > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsE0PpQkBcI> > > I'll be giving a brief intro on the basics of accessibility for the visually > impaired, and the work the iOS team has been doing this week, and Volker > Eckl, Sr. UX Engineer from the WMF Editing team will talk about efforts on > OOjs UI for the web. > > And huge thanks to the volunteers who showed up in Philly this weekend to > hack on the app with Corey, Joe and Austin > (https://twitter.com/wild37/status/792485190924955648 > <https://twitter.com/wild37/status/792485190924955648>). We're working > through your pull requests. > > Thanks, > Josh > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Joshua Minor <jmi...@wikimedia.org > <mailto:jmi...@wikimedia.org>> wrote: > Hello, > > We all know the vision: All the knowledge. Every single human being. > > To achieve this, we need to support users across geographies and languages, > but also people with different physical abilities. > > The iOS team, along with others at the foundation, are taking the next week > to focus on how we can make our app, and projects, easier for people with > visual impairments. We're working with an expert blind developer named Austin > Seraphin[1] to make sure we get it right, but we also need your help! > > Check out our wiki: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Accessibility/2016_sprint > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Accessibility/2016_sprint> > > Some highlights of special events you can participate in over the next week: > If you are in the Philadelphia area this Saturday join engineers from the WMF > iOS team for an in person hack-a-thon to make the app more accessible [2] > Tune in one week from today, or join us in SF, for a brownbag about progress > and challenges of making OOjs UI and the iOS Wikipedia app accessible [3] > Contribute code, testing or comments for our accessibility tasks for iOS[4], > or across the projects[5] > If you're not able to join us this week, Corey from the iOS team has also > proposed a related session for the Tech Summit. Check it his proposal here [6] > > [1] Check his TedX talk on how mobile phones have enabled the blind: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQOZRIA-nA > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQOZRIA-nA> > [2] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Accessibility/2016_sprint/Side_Project_Saturday > > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Accessibility/2016_sprint/Side_Project_Saturday> > [3] Event is at 1:15 PST in the 5th floor common space, and will be broadcast > and archived on YouTube. Streaming link will be posted on the wiki shortly. > For staff, this event is on the Staff and Learning and Fun calendars. > [4] Get started contributing by checking out our github: > https://github.com/wikimedia/wikipedia-ios > <https://github.com/wikimedia/wikipedia-ios> Our work will happen on this > phab board for the next release: > https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/2281/ > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/2281/> > [5] There's no shortage of tasks for the web, apps and even internal tools: > https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/accessibility/ > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/accessibility/> > [6] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T148435 > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T148435> > > Thanks, > Josh Minor > PM for Wikipedia app for iOS > > _______________________________________________ > Mobile-l mailing list > Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l
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