Re: [sugar] [IAEP] Sugar used for kids with disabilities.

2008-11-24 Thread Walter Bender
Another resource:

Jutta Treviranus [EMAIL PROTECTED] is also leading an
effort to look at Accessibility in the context of Sugar and FLOSS.

-walter

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Tomeu Vizoso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Hi,

 most of the people in the SugarLabs community is unable to do anything
 about OLPC's hardware, but as was commented in this thread, there's
 lots of work to do in the software side.

 Perhaps someone will volunteer to lead an Accessibility Team? See
 http://sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Teams though right now it's a stub
 that needs some love.

 Regards,

 Tomeu

 On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Hi Kevin, Bill and others that emailed me privately

 i'll expect to do a little resume of this email for teachers  interested.



 On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Kevin Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 18:03, Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hello

 Lately in OLPC-Sur mail list there has been discussions about working
 with kids with hearing discapacities
 especially i like one  experience in Itagui Colombia:

 http://inclusion.semitagui.gov.co/index.php?title=Portada

 other professors in Uruguay are also interested in these matters

 But my doubt here it's about if are out there studies, thesis, or
 academic dissertations about how GUIs can  have an impact in child's or
 persons with disabilities not just censorial but also learning disorders.

 Are there specific studies related to Sugar?

 IIRC this was previously discussed so any links or pointers are welcomed
 My intention is to give this feedback to professors on Colombia and
 Uruguay.

 Hi,

 I'm at Gallaudet University, which is the only accredited liberal arts
 university for deaf students world-wide.  Many people are unaware that the
 campus also houses an elementary school and a secondary school for deaf
 students, as well as a child development center for pre-schoolers.  There
 are a few people on campus interested in finding ways to bring the XO to
 deaf children in developing countries.  I am unaware of any formal studies,
 but as for large-scale deployments that are probably being studied, see the
 following article from March 2008, Illinois School for the Deaf gets free
 computers


 http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/jacksonville_17737___article.html/students_computer.html

 Be sure to follow the link to More photos as well.  I don't know how
 long the article will be available, considering that it was published in
 March...


 Also note that Antonio Battro, Chief Education Officer at OLPC has been
 working with deaf children and computers for to decades in Argentina, (see
 www.byd.com.ar) and stated a while back we are planning a program for the
 deaf in Uruguay with OLPC/CEIBAL...  Are the professors you're talking to
 already involved with that effort?






 Kevin, that's interesting , I'll redirect   professors in Uruguay  to that
 because i think they are not aware of it,

 Thanks again.

 Rafael Ortiz

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Re: [sugar] [IAEP] Sugar used for kids with disabilities.

2008-11-24 Thread Kevin Cole
Hi,

I mistakenly CC'ed rather than BCC'ing in an earlier message in this
thread.  If you'd kindly edit out the @gallaudet.edu addresses, I'd
appreciate it, as none of the folks on that list are at all technical,
and wouldn't know Sugar from Salt. ;-)  And the likelihood of them
signing up for a mailing list, spending time on a wiki or cranking up
IRC is next to nil.

(I CC'ed them specifically to show that there was, once again, some
interest in this technology for deaf students, as they have
periodically hinted that they might try to get something going in deaf
schools in Costa Rica.)

Thanks!
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