“Accessibility is an increasingly important issue for free and
open source software (FOSS) developers and advocates. The
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed
standards for ensuring that software is accessible to people with
disabilities. Governments around the world often require that
software procured for public use must meet or exceed accessibility
standards. Disabled users and the FOSS community, however, still
have a serious communication problem.“An example of the need for better communication between the
FOSS community and disability advocates emerged last year, when
government officials in Massachusetts announced their intention to
transition to the use of OASIS Open Document Format for Office
Applications…”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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