From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-pa0-f49.google.com (mail-pa0-f49.google.com [209.85.220.49]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8FC7D1EF6F9 for ; Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:37:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail-pa0-f49.google.com with SMTP id kp14so595542pab.8 for ; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:37:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :cc:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; bh=E9cZaacRMkSwqCjoS6iu/7eBrBZjNuCrN1DqmdCokbc=; b=amecU7wanFkzdY7TQeIGN5gy4OCGXOn7zw2me9qhTFDufQJhX53T+ftxDHNy7O8tB8 5vJNji2+BFeyvdVAavatV5HGTvx+AKKQijy+C0wXGAKpJzS9PZBfudn5OVOk8E+vMBBe oEJSpbtdwkAIzcA0ufH+4F2SzhXeeaeoxNgKe73Oke94OxfB7U/7d5twgd2qbKTOW2AD xdRzG7lvvYNQhVjixcu/m36EwKEu2IFh/Fjv85f81XSJ+KDJdWPYKcwIZIrZ/J0z8V29 OZXb9QWmO5wQyM4+yaBw3X5DJXNPhkKTWgzdtHFhb04jPeHB/a+uHGrL5dD1weqp29Rw 3oQQ== X-Received: by 10.68.125.169 with SMTP id mr9mr7206207pbb.74.1364621858780; Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:37:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.9] ([101.164.48.210]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id jk1sm5325401pbb.14.2013.03.29.22.37.36 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:37:38 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 \(1503\)) Subject: Re: Red Hat Enterprise 6.2 From: Sean Murphy In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:37:36 +1100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <016EDBFB-3D19-47AA-82E5-9933C1276901@gmail.com> References: <963B334B-76C6-494B-B10E-2EEC4631AE1C@gmail.com> <51556090.1040601@baechler.net> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) Cc: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 05:37:47 -0000 Team, thanks for all the input. Once again, we have major hurdles to over come = in relation to certifications. I have already done a lot of work in = another area of certifications which I cannot discuss here. It looks = like I have to start another education program/campain to get some = improvements done. I hate to think what other certifications barriers are out there in = Admin, networking, project, etc that is put in our way.=20 Yes, we live in a sighted world. The certification testing centres or = vendors who force people in the relevant industries should be held = responsible for preventing VI's from getting certifications in turn = getting jobs. Cert's is what is used to short list people in the I.T = industry. I will ring Red Hat next week and let you know how it goes. Sean=20 On 30/03/2013, at 10:25 AM, Jason White wrote: > Tony Baechler wrote: >> Jason, Red Hat has made it very clear that they have no interest in=20= >> accessibility, so I highly doubt that just contacting them would do = any=20 >> good. I say this from looking at their sites and finding nothing at = all=20 >> about accessibility. They don't even ship Speakup with RHEL as far = as I'm=20 >> aware, but since it's in staging, maybe they do now. =20 >=20 > Actually, Red Hat do maintain accessibility-related packages for their > distribution (such as Gnome/Orca) and they've contributed in the past = to Gnome > accessibility, so I think it's wrong to claim that they have no = interest in > the issue. >=20 > If they don't hear about it from customers or potential customers, or = from > people who seek certification, it won't register strongly among their > priorities. This is why I would encourage anyone interested in = certification > to contact Red Hat about their accessibility needs. >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup