Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf & accessability [Re: DebConf: D-I Workshops and a D-I talk to explain and motivate?]
Hello Gunnar,
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@gwolf.org> wrote:
> Ana Guerrero dijo [Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 08:25:07PM +0200]:
>> Hi Otavio and all,
>
> Just as a side note: While Otavio was the person that got us to be
> sensitive to this kind of problems, and while he is a very important
> piece to the project, it is not _only_ his specific type of disability
> that must be taken into account - and that's something that IMHO
> himself has stated. We have had DebConf attendees with different
> levels of mobility challenges (i.e. amputees), sight problems (blind
> or almost-blind people), and even psychologically stressing situations
> (i.e. being terrified of being in a strange airport in a strange
> country) can be seen as disabilities we should at very least try to
> cater to.
Yes, thanks by bringing this up. This is exactly how I see the things.
I do understand that is usually much simpler to solve problems in
a focused way instead of a generic way but in this specific case
I do believe that the generic way is the way to go.
> Not that I have points to add to the list (maybe possibly for the
> sight-challenged people: Try to identify all possible places that
> could be dangerous, i.e. ailes with a step to one of the sides, or try
> to avoid setting our workspaces in labrynth-like settings).
I always though that accessibility needs to be part of the venue
selection phase. This has the potential to make things much simple
and easier for all involved parts.
It is rather boring for me to always need to get in touch with
debconf-team to sort those things out. I just want to be as
any other Debian contributor that just buy the Airplane ticket,
inform any specific need (like food, a separated room, or
a car to catch at the airport) and go.
This is how an Universal Project should handle this kind
of situation.
--
Otavio Salvador O.S. Systems
E-mail: otavio@ossystems.com.br http://www.ossystems.com.br
Mobile: +55 53 9981-7854 http://projetos.ossystems.com.br
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