KDE Accessibility
KDE Accessibility Project
The KDEAP is a small on-line community of developers and other volunteers dedicated to ensure that our favorite desktop is accessible to all users, including those of us with physical handicaps.
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News
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
A VPAT for KDE 3.4.1 has been prepared. VPATS are a way for software vendors to assist U.S. Federal agencies when acquiring software, by informing the agency how well the software meets the requirements of Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act.
aKademy 2005
Three KDE Accessibility talks were given at the KDE Users and Developer Conference 26 August - 4 September, 2005 Málaga (Andalusia Region), Spain.
Slides for the talk TTS Solutions for KDE 4 Accessibility given by Gary Cramblitt and Hynek Hanke (Brailcom.org):
- First half ( KTTSD).
- Second half (Speech-Dispatcher). (PDF) (TEX source requires HA-Prosper to compile)
Olaf Schmidt and Hynek Hanke gave the talk Changes needed in KDE4 to increase accessibility.
A transcript of the talk by Gunnar Schmi Dt, KDE for partially sighted users, is available.
Audio and video downloads of all three talks are available at ktown.kde.org/akademy2005/unprocessed/. Note: Skip the first 20 minutes of the TTS Solutions talk. Technical difficulties.
KTTS - the KDE Text-to-Speech System - Released
The Accessibility team is proud to announce the first public release of KTTS - the KDE Text-to-Speech System. KTTS is a subsystem within KDE for conversion of text to audible speech. For full details, including Debian and SuSe binary packages, see KTTS.
Qt 4 Preview 2 Highlights Accessibility
Trolltech has announced the availability of the second Qt 4 Technical Preview. Key highlights include support for AT-SPI, bringing accessibility to the Unix and Linux desktop for people with disabilities.
Read the full story at news.kde.org.
Unix Accessibility Forum 2004
The KDE Accessibility Project is proud to announce the first
Unix Accessibility Forum on 22-23 August 2004 in Ludwigsburg.
Read the official announcement.
A Preview of Qt/KDE Accessibility
Trolltech developer Harald Fernengel announced the development of a Qt-ATK bridge. This will make Qt and KDE applications interoperable with assistive technologies using AT-SPI. The next important step for accessibility on KDE will be to make all custom widgets in KDE fully accessible via this Qt Accessibility Framework.
Further information:
News story about the bridge,
More information and screenshots of the bridge
KDE Statement on FSG Accessibility Workgroup
KDE welcomes the foundation of the Free Standards Group's Accessibility Workgroup.
The goal for this accessibility working group is to define a number of
standards around accessibility. These standards are strongly needed for accessibility
aids to interoperate with each other. Hence, we are happy to participate in the working group.
Read the official KDE statement.
International Free Software Competition 2003 in Soissons, France
The KDE Accessibility Project is proud to have received a trophy at the international Free Software competition Trophées Du Libre in Soissons, France.
The following people contributed to this success: Gunnar Schmidt (KDEAP maintainer, KMouth), Olaf Schmidt (KDEAP maintainer, website, reports), Sarang Lakare and Michael Forster (KMag), Jeff Roush (KMousetool), José Pablo Ezequiel Fernández (kttsd) and JP Schnapper-Casteras (KDEAP founder).
Further information:
Photos of the event in Soissons
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