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Open Source Accessibility

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 Watson, Léonie

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Open Source Accessibility
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Accessibility in Open Source: Accessibility in Open Source
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There are many accessibility projects in the Open Source (OS) and OpenDevelopment (OD) space. Some focus on creating technologies designed to makethe web easier for people with disabilities to use, others are exploring waysto make the web itself more accessible. This talk will look at a handful of projects including the Non Visual DesktopAccess (NVDA) screen reader, Drupal Content Management System (CMS), BrunelData Visualization, and other projects making a difference to accessibility, ,and the accessibility of the OS/OD space itself. Léonie is Communications director and Principal engineer for The PacielloGroup (TPG, co-chair of the W3C Web Platform Working Group and member of theW3C Advisory Board, and Accessibility engineer for Government Digital Service(GDS) working on the Gov.UK platform.