Joining the Ubuntu Accessibility Team

[Henrik]

If your reading this you are likely considering joining the team. Great! It's easy to join and there are no formal requirements or procedures. You only need an interest in the topic and a willingness to help out with improving access on Ubuntu.

You might want to register a launchpad account (https://launchpad.net/+login) though so you can edit the wiki and sign up on the team page (https://launchpad.net/people/accessibility). This will also be useful if you want to file bugs or contribute to specifications.

Next I suggest you join the access mailing list (https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility) and introduce yourself. The most difficult thing for new members of any team is figuring out where to start. We need help with coding, testing, documentation, and user support. If you let us know what general area you might be interested in the existing team members should be able to advise you on concrete items you can help with.

Welcome to the team!

[tgbrowning]

Am extremely new to Ubuntu (still getting set up) but have been a programmer for about twenty years working in DOS and Windows. Am eleven months away from retiring and at that point, will be dropping Windows completely, I expect. The release of Vista was the last straw.

Also, am deaf, and have some vision problems as well.

[Samhain13]

Hello. I just signed up in the mailing list and sent an introductory note. I hope I can help in the testing, especially in the area of web browsing. :)

[speeddemon8803]

Wow, never knew signing up for an Ubuntu team was so easy! Happy Ubuntuing everyone! I have been using Ubuntu since 6.06 boy that was rough...6.10...ok a little better...7.04 now were getting somewhere! If you guys want or need assistance with the accessibility aspects of Ubuntu...im here for ya folks!

[sniffcrisps]

Hi,

I've just submitted my request to join the team. I work as an accessibility architect for the UK Government, and also work for the Brithish Computer Society. I hope to assist with accessibility testing and development for Ubuntu.

Stuart