Re: [actf-dev] Introduction

[Michael A Squillace <masquill@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Jim:
Welcome to the list. You are right -
ACTF is a project for creating componentry for aiding developers and content
authors in enabling their apps and content for accessibility. Many of the
components (and stand-alone RCP tools) are fully accessible. As co-technical
lead for this project and as a totally blind Java developer programming
in and for Eclipse for about 4 years myself, this was a requirement from
the outset. Also, given the accessibility of the Eclipse framework, so
long as plugin developers like the ACTF team leverage standard Eclipse
GUI infrastructure, most components will be accessible.

--> Mike Squillace
IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center
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"Corbett, James" <James.Corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Greetings:

Just joined the list and thought I would introduce myself. I have a particularly
vested interest in the Access features of Eclipse / Java due to the fact
that I'm a full time Java developer that happens to be completely blind.
I stumbled on to Eclipse about four years ago and have used it as my IDE
ever since.

I'm not quite sure of the nature of this list.... It appears as though
it were meant as a means of creating tools for aiding in the development
of accessible applications? I wonder if there's an effort towards making
these tools and or aids accessible as well. Any way, as a blind developer
I offer my insight so to speak and would be willing to offer my unique
skill set to furthering the cause of accessible applications.

Jim 

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