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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>Organization: Another Netscape Collabra Server User
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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