[Accessibility] Mission Statement Revision Draft #2

[Janina Sajka]

The following draft proposal for our Mission Statement attempts to
incorporate suggestions from today's Open A11y teleconference. You will
recall we need a revised statement to identify our FSG legacy and our
current Open A11y identity. I have also taken the liberty to expand on
our target audience somewhat, and to change a few verb tenses. You can
see the current statement on our web page: http://a11y.org

/begin proposed Mission Statement
Proposed Mision Statement (Draft #2)
March 14, 2007

First chartered in 2004 as the Accessibility Workgroup of the Free
Standards Group (FSGA), the Open A11y group functions today within the
Linux Foundation to establish free and open accessibility standards to
enable comprehensive universal access to various computer systems,
applications, and services. Open A11y makes it easier for developers,
ISVs, and distributions to support assistive technologies (AT).
Assistive technologies enable individuals who are blind or visually
impaired to read online text, and provide the means for individuals who
do not have the use of their arms and hands to write and correspond. AT
also enable individuals who cannot speak or hear to participate on the
telephony interfaces of today -- and will support their participation on
the multimodal computer interfaces of tomorrow.

/end proposed Mission Statement

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NOTE: I suggest we also publish the original press release perhaps
simply linked below this statement.

Janina Sajka,	Phone:	+1.202.595.7777;	sip:janina at a11y.org
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