Re: [K12OSN] Ideas from you for the Ubuntu Developers Summit...let me be your voice

["Accessys smart net" <accessys smart net>]

great thanks for carrying the messages.

one of the biggest problems with open source is it's lack of support
for issues related to disability


. Special Ed.
. screen readers (Emacspeak is too complicated for kids)
. aux aids.

without proper support for Special Ed it will never be able to fully
be used in federally funded programs, including public school systems.

Bob




On Tue, 16 Oct 2007, David Trask wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Let me be your voice.  I have a bazillion ideas for things that we need to
> work on for Edubuntu, Open Source, and FOSS in education in general.  Not
> many of my ideas are programming so much as marketing, advocacy, support
> and so forth.  I'm soliciting ideas from all of you (as an educator/IT
> support person) to bring up for discussion and work at the Ubuntu
> Developers Summit in just over a week (programming ideas welcome as well).
>  I will be there and would like to be able to be your "voice".  Let's get
> those ideas flowing and I will add them to a wiki page so that specs can
> be generated accordingly.  Let 'em rip....
>
> What are your wishes....what would you like to see added....what would you
> like to see in terms of advocacy and support...what about education
> programs....what needs fixing....what could be made even easier?
>
> David N. Trask
> Technology Teacher/Director
> Vassalboro Community School
> dtrask vcsvikings org
> (207)923-3100
>
>
>
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