[Qgis-psc] Question on QGIS Accessibility issues

[Marco Bernasocchi]

HI Randal,
thank s a lot for bringing this up.
I'm not aware of any such groups, but maybe others in the PSC are. Anita,
maybe you know in academia?

I'll bring up the subject in the next PSC meeting in June.

Cheers
Marco

On Fri, 14 May 2021 at 13:43, Randal Hale <rjhale at northrivergeographic.com>
wrote:

> Good morning, afternoon, etc
>
> I've been teaching QGIS certified classes virtually this year (thanks to
> the pandemic) which has allowed a wide range of people to take the
> classes. The intro class is always a lively discussion of QGIS things:
> tools, community, and "how does it work". I've cc'd Simon on this as he
> brought up a question for which I haven't a good answer - which after
> thinking about it and talking to Nyall I'm emailing the PSC.
>
> During the discussion on the QGIS Interface Simon asked "Are there
> options with QGIS to help people with accessibility/mobility issues?".
> In my mapping life this has come up a few times but not lately. Simon
> uses CAD software (and other software) that collects the last few
> commands into a "right click" (Context menu) and allows for easier
> navigation. For a large number of QGIS Users, navigating the interface
> isn't that big of an issue. I do it daily without thinking. For Simon
> this is a challenge - Navigating the interface is a bit more difficult
> due to mobility issues. He thoroughly enjoyed the QGIS and the class and
> hopefully will become a long time user.
>
> I guess the question is - are there any groups, persons, etc that do
> work on the QGIS interface for persons that have accessibility issues?
> As I said for me moving from processing tools to project properties to
> layer properties isn't a problem - but for some it is. By asking I'm
> volunteering and I will do what I can to help - but I figure this is as
> good of a place to start as any.
>
> Thanks for your time. I've cc'd Simon on this but he is not subscribed
> to the PSC list (I wasn't until this morning) but he is very willing to
> answer questions and help also.
>
> Randy
>
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