Here is the Sun at CSUN message I referred to earlier.
Patrick
>Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 10:53:56 -0800 (PST)
>From: Phillip Pi <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: UNIX Accessibility series at CSUN, March 21, 2002
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>This event might interests some of you. I saw it on
>netscape.public.mozilla.accessibility newsgroup today. :)
>
>
>Date: 30 Jan 2002 07:46:29 GMT
>From: [log in to unmask] (Peter Korn)
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>Newsgroups: netscape.public.mozilla.accessibility
>
>Sun Microsystems, Inc. is hosting a series of sessions on UNIX
>Accessibility at the CSUN Conference on Technology and Persons with
>Disabilities at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel on March 21st.
>This comprehensive series of six sessions will run all day Thursday March
>21st in the Atlanta-Boston room, and is part of the general CSUN
>conference. In addition, Sun Microsystems is hosting a session at the end
>of the day Thursday on topics in accessibility to the Java platform,
>including a demonstration of access to Java applications from ZoomText
>version 7.1. Information about the CSUN conference can be found at:
>http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf2002/
>
>The Sun Accessibility team invites everyone who has an interest in finding
>out the latest information about accessibility to UNIX systems, including
>access to Solaris and GNU/Linux, to join us for this in-depth series.
>Included in this series will be demonstrations of open source assistive
>technologies for UNIX systems utilizing the GNOME Accessibility framework
>to be released later this year. We will also provided a guided tour of
>the accessible GNOME desktop for UNIX systems, present the GNOME
>Accessibility architecture with information on how to make UNIX
>applications accessible, and of course take questions.
>
>Attached below is information about this series of presentations. We hope
>you can join us.
>
>In addition, Sun Microsystems will be hosting demonstrations of assistive
>technologies for Solaris systems at their booth throughout the conference.
>
>
>On behalf of Sun Microsystems,
>
>Peter Korn
>Sun Microsystems Accessibility team
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>http://www.sun.com/access
>
>
>==========================================================================
>
> CSUN Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities
> UNIX Accessibility series, Thursday March 21st, 2002
> Atlanta-Boston rooms of the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel
> hosted by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
>
>
> 8:00am-9:00am
> UNIX Accessibility overview
> ---------------------------
> This session provides a high-level overview of the terrain and features
> of the UNIX Accessibility landscape. We will introduce UNIX, GNU/Linux,
> and the Solaris(tm) Operating Environment. We describe the various UNIX
> desktop user environment options, and summarize the different efforts
> underway to make all of the flavors and variants of UNIX accessible,
> including command-line accessibility as well as desktop accessibility.
> This session also serves as an introduction to the five following
> sessions in this room, which will discuss the aspects of UNIX
> accessibility in detail.
>
> Speakers:
> - Gregg Vanderheiden, TRACE Center, Madison, WI
> - Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA
> - J.P. Schnapper-Casteras, Palo Alto, CA
> - Rich Burridge, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA
>
>
> 9:20am-10:20am
> The Accessible GNOME 2 desktop: An Introduction
> -----------------------------------------------
> GNOME 2.0 is a modern desktop environment for the Solaris Operating
> Environment, Linux, and other UNIX systems, and is open source and free
> software. In this session we will give a guided tour of GNOME and its
> integrated accessibility features. We will begin by demonstrating the
> general features and capabilities of this intuitive desktop, then focus
> on accessibility solutions such as AccessX, keyboard navigation, and
> theming support. We will also provide an overview of important new
> assistive technologies being developed for GNOME (two of which are
> discussed in more detail in the following two sessions) and how they
> relate to GNOME's built-in Accessibility Framework.
>
> Speakers:
> - Gary Little, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA
> - Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA
>
>
> 10:40am-11:40am
> Gnopernicus: Screen Reading & Magnification for GNOME
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Gnopernicus is an open source screen reader and screen magnifier for
> the GNOME desktop, with full Braille support. In this session we will
> demonstrate the features and functionality of Gnopernicus, demonstrating
> how users who are blind, need Braille, or have low vision, can use
> a UNIX workstation for common desktop tasks. We will also discuss how
> to participate in the open source Gnopernicus project.
>
> Speaker:
> - Thomas Friehoff, BAUM Retec AG, Heidelberg Germany
>
>
> 12:00pm-1:00pm
> GOK: a full featured on-screen-keyboard for GNOME
> -------------------------------------------------
> A detailed demonstration of the open source GNOME On-screen Keyboard
> (GOK)- desktop support for single switch, scanning, and customized
> displays will be shared. Illustration of dynamic keyboard functionality
> that tracks changes in the accessible application being used, and
> information on how to try GOK and take part in the open source effort
> will also be shared.
>
> Speaker:
> - Jutta Treviranus, Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, Toronto,
>Canada
>
>
> 2:00pm-3:00pm
> The GNOME Accessibility architecture in detail
> ----------------------------------------------
> In this technical session, we will discuss the GNOME Accessibility
> architecture in detail. Specifically, we will look at the the ways
> in which accessibility support is built into the GNOME platform, how
> GTK+ (and Java) applications expose accessibility information, and
> the way that assistive technologies retrieve and use that information.
>
> Speakers:
> - Bill Haneman, Sun Microsystems, Dublin, Ireland
> - Marc Mulcahy, Sun Microsystems, Broomfield, CO
>
>
> 3:20pm-3:50pm
> Misc. topics in UNIX Accessibility: panel discussion
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Additional and late-breaking topics in UNIX Accessibility, as well as
> a round-table panel discussion with the architects of GNOME and UNIX
> Accessibility.
>
> Speakers:
> - Bill Haneman, Sun Microsystems, Dublin, Ireland
> - Marc Mulcahy, Sun Microsystems, Broomfield, CO
> - Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA
> - Earl Johnson, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA
> - J.P. Schnapper-Casteras, Palo Alto, CA
> - Jutta Treviranus, Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, Toronto,
> Canada
> - Thomas Friehoff, BAUM Retec AG, Heidelberg Germany
>
>
> 4:10pm-5:10pm
> Topics in Java Accessibility
> ----------------------------
> The latest accessibility news for the Java platform, including a
> demonstration of access to Java applications from ZoomText, and a
> presentation on FreeTTS, an open source text-to-speech engine now
> available for the Java platform.
>
> Speakers:
> - Peter Korn, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA
> - Lynn Monsanto, Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA
> - Willie Walker, Sun Microsystems, Burlington, MA
> - Mark Nelson, Ai Squared, Manchester Center, VT
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