[nabs-l] My Latest Project

[Amy Sabo]

hello Kelly and all,
thanks for posting this news about this to the list. you said that you
might be doing a article for this process/frobot for a newsletter. why
not send this article when you have it written also send it to the
braille monitor or the nfb national office for more publication of
this robot? it's just a suggestion. it would give you more pr news
about it and, also more about the stem process since it's also a part
of the nfb for both nabs and also for the nfb in the stem process.
it's just a suggestion. thanks again for sharing this and, I will talk
to you soon!



hugs,
amy

On 8/16/17, Kelly via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hello, everyone,
>>>>>      Recently, one of my friends discovered an amazing computer
>>>>> programming learning tool developed by Anki, called the Cozmo robot.
>>>>>
>>>>>      We were excited of course (the robot is very fun to play with
>>>>> after all, and we have always wanted to learn computer programming),
>>>>> but when we downloaded the app that is used to control it, we were
>>>>> dismayed and frustrated to find that it is totally inaccessible with
>>>>> VoiceOver.
>>>>>
>>>>>      We then wrote to Anki customer care to inform them of the issue,
>>>>> and received a form letter giving no indication that they had read or
>>>>> processed our email.
>>>>>
>>>>>      So we drafted this petition in hopes that, if we gather enough
>>>>> support, the developers will realize that accessibility is a concern
>>>>> which must be taken seriously.  We did this not just for the many blind
>>>>> and visually impaired people who could be enjoying and learning from
>>>>> the Cozmo application and others like it, but also for all app
>>>>> developers, so that they may understand the barriers created by
>>>>> inaccessible software.
>>>>>
>>>>>      If you support STEM education and learning opportunities for the
>>>>> blind, accessible software development, and/or equal opportunities for
>>>>> all children to learn programming, we invite you to sign our petition
>>>>> by clicking the link below or simply copying and pasting the URL into
>>>>> your address bar, then filling out the form.  Your information will be
>>>>> kept private and is only used by change.org .
>>>>> https://www.change.org/p/anki-make-stem-education-through-the-cozmo-app-accessible-to-all
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you in advance for your support of our project!
>>>>> Kelly
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