[sugar] Sugar used for kids with disabilities.

[Tomeu Vizoso]

Hi,

most of the people in the SugarLabs community is unable to do anything
about OLPC's hardware, but as was commented in this thread, there's
lots of work to do in the software side.

Perhaps someone will volunteer to lead an Accessibility Team? See
http://sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Teams though right now it's a stub
that needs some love.

Regards,

Tomeu

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero
<dirakx at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Kevin, Bill and others that emailed me privately
>
> i'll expect to do a little resume of this email for teachers  interested.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Kevin Cole <dc.loco at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 18:03, Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero
>> <dirakx at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> Lately in OLPC-Sur mail list there has been discussions about working
>>> with kids with hearing discapacities
>>> especially i like one  experience in Itagui Colombia:
>>>
>>> http://inclusion.semitagui.gov.co/index.php?title=Portada
>>>
>>> other professors in Uruguay are also interested in these matters
>>>
>>> But my doubt here it's about if are out there studies, thesis, or
>>> academic dissertations about how GUIs can  have an impact in child's or
>>> persons with disabilities not just censorial but also learning disorders.
>>>
>>> Are there specific studies related to Sugar?
>>>
>>> IIRC this was previously discussed so any links or pointers are welcomed
>>> My intention is to give this feedback to professors on Colombia and
>>> Uruguay.
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm at Gallaudet University, which is the only accredited liberal arts
>> university for deaf students world-wide.  Many people are unaware that the
>> campus also houses an elementary school and a secondary school for deaf
>> students, as well as a child development center for pre-schoolers.  There
>> are a few people on campus interested in finding ways to bring the XO to
>> deaf children in developing countries.  I am unaware of any formal studies,
>> but as for large-scale deployments that are probably being studied, see the
>> following article from March 2008, "Illinois School for the Deaf gets free
>> computers"
>>
>>
>> http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/jacksonville_17737___article.html/students_computer.html
>>
>> Be sure to follow the link to "More photos" as well.  I don't know how
>> long the article will be available, considering that it was published in
>> March...
>>
>>
>> Also note that Antonio Battro, Chief Education Officer at OLPC has been
>> working with deaf children and computers for to decades in Argentina, (see
>> www.byd.com.ar) and stated a while back "we are planning a program for the
>> deaf in Uruguay with OLPC/CEIBAL"...  Are the professors you're talking to
>> already involved with that effort?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Kevin, that's interesting , I'll redirect   professors in Uruguay  to that
> because i think they are not aware of it,
>
> Thanks again.
>
>>> Rafael Ortiz
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