call to arms

[Greg Rundlett]

There is a new OASIS sub-committee forming on the issue of
accessibility in the Open Document format.  If anyone is interested in
this subject, please see.
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/sc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office-accessibility

On 12/1/05, Greg Rundlett <greg.rundlett at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/30/05, Rich Braun <richb at pioneer.ci.net> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > To me it's an open-and-shut case.  The government should not be perpetuating
> > Microsoft's closed-format agenda.  There should somehow be funding to create
> > new open-source code for handicapped people.
>
> From what I hear, the major (corporate) backers of OpenDocument are
> united in their determination to close this singular gap in an
> otherwise unassailable comparision.  OpenOffice and other open source
> products _will_ be more equipped with assistive technologies in the
> not-distant future.
>