Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of the WikiBlind User Group

2020-05-12 Thread Tito Dutta 
Excellent. For quite some time, especially after being influenced by a
couple of colleagues' and an English Wikipedia admin's work, I personally
developed a feeling of strong support for activities related to
accessibility, so this makes me delighted. Thanks for informing about this
development. Congratulations to the user group.

(Thinking out loud, this portion, not to anyone in specific, I might post a
longer version on the talk page as well)
This is an excellent scope to work with Manual of Style accessibility (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Accessibility) and
capable of providing important feedback related to accessibility and user
experience. I am somewhat crazy and dream one day all/majority Wikipedia
article images will have proper alt text. I randomly add ALT texts now and
then. If an event is conducted with a challenge to  alt text, or any
specific accessibility-related editing activity (lists, colors, text etc)
I'd be happy to join.)

PS: Note I have made a couple of very minor formatting changes in the UG
page on Meta-Wiki.

Thanks
Tito Dutta
Note: If I don't reply to your email in 2 days, please feel free to remind
me over email or phone call.


On Wed, 13 May 2020 at 00:21, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight <
rosiestep.w...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone!
>
>
>
> I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
> [1] WikiBlind User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to:
> WikiBlind User Group, is a new international online group in which our
> members, blind, low vision and sighted, can connect with each, and discover
> the options we most enjoy for participating in the free and open knowledge
> movement.
>
>
>
> Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
>
>
>
> [1]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_of_WikiBlind_User_Group
>
> [2]  https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiBlind_User_Group
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
>
> Chair, Affiliations Committee
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of the WikiBlind User Group

2020-05-12 Thread Rajeeb Dutta 
Congratulations to each and everyone behind this success, such an User Group 
was always needed and will further broaden participation in our Wiki movement.

Best Regards,
Rajeeb.
(U: Marajozkee)
(Sent from my iPhone pardon the brevity) 

> On 13-May-2020, at 12:43 AM, Asaf Bartov  wrote:
> 
> Congratulations to the new user group!  It's great to have a clear
> destination to refer people to, on matters of vision-impaired use of and
> contribution to the Wikimedia projects.
> 
> (I think it would be helpful, for this and other recent groups, to ensure
> that the designated contacts for the group are clearly identified on the
> group's Meta page.  People shouldn't have to guess how to make contact with
> the group, and shouldn't just assume the first few names in the members
> list are the designated contacts.)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>   A.
> 
> Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
> 
> Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities
> 
> Wikimedia Foundation 
> 
> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
> sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
> https://donate.wikimedia.org
> 
> 
>> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 9:51 PM Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight <
>> rosiestep.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
>> [1] WikiBlind User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to:
>> WikiBlind User Group, is a new international online group in which our
>> members, blind, low vision and sighted, can connect with each, and discover
>> the options we most enjoy for participating in the free and open knowledge
>> movement.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> [1]
>> 
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_of_WikiBlind_User_Group
>> 
>> [2]  https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiBlind_User_Group
>> 
>> Respectfully,
>> 
>> Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
>> 
>> Chair, Affiliations Committee
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of the WikiBlind User Group

2020-05-12 Thread Asaf Bartov 
Congratulations to the new user group!  It's great to have a clear
destination to refer people to, on matters of vision-impaired use of and
contribution to the Wikimedia projects.

(I think it would be helpful, for this and other recent groups, to ensure
that the designated contacts for the group are clearly identified on the
group's Meta page.  People shouldn't have to guess how to make contact with
the group, and shouldn't just assume the first few names in the members
list are the designated contacts.)

Cheers,

   A.

Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)

Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities

Wikimedia Foundation 

Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
https://donate.wikimedia.org


On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 9:51 PM Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight <
rosiestep.w...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone!
>
>
>
> I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
> [1] WikiBlind User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to:
> WikiBlind User Group, is a new international online group in which our
> members, blind, low vision and sighted, can connect with each, and discover
> the options we most enjoy for participating in the free and open knowledge
> movement.
>
>
>
> Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
>
>
>
> [1]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_of_WikiBlind_User_Group
>
> [2]  https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiBlind_User_Group
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
>
> Chair, Affiliations Committee
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[Wikimedia-l] Recognition of the WikiBlind User Group

2020-05-12 Thread Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight 
Hi everyone!



I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
[1] WikiBlind User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to:
WikiBlind User Group, is a new international online group in which our
members, blind, low vision and sighted, can connect with each, and discover
the options we most enjoy for participating in the free and open knowledge
movement.



Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!



[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_of_WikiBlind_User_Group

[2]  https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiBlind_User_Group

Respectfully,

Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight

Chair, Affiliations Committee
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