[GTALUG] Vaccination Receipts on Linux

[Karen Lewellen]

Thanks very much for providing these phone numbers.
I just got off the phone with staff here.  Whomever is claiming that  you 
must get a certificate specifically from the  link shared, and that copies 
of your receipt from your pharmacist  will no longer be accepted, is 
incorrect.
I had seen media information stating that the pharmacist issued paper 
copies would still be fine as well, making the claim otherwise rather a 
concern due to Ontario.ca's established lack of accessibility.
so, if you have copies from your pharmacists, there is no need to do 
anything else to establish proof.
as for the issues with Linux accessibility in general.  Speaking 
personally?  A much better goal would be raising the profile of Linux as a 
platform widely used by the public, so that accessibility related surveys 
and tests will count those who choose Linux over other things.
For example while a11yproject information suggests that true inclusive 
design creates doors that work both with and without JavaScript, webaim 
who circulates a survey about platforms and adaptive technology use 
intentionally does not ask about Linux.  there stance is that too few 
people actually use Linux to be counted, which given a shared label does 
not a shared experience make, leads to problems like the government of 
Ontario site.
yes Linux accessibility is dreadful, but so is its public image.
Best,
Karen



On Fri, 17 Sep 2021, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:

> | From: Karen Lewellen via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
>
> | which is why my question, about a human, still stands.
> | Those are not screen readers, and there are countless individuals in the
> | province who read and interact with the Internet differently.
>
> The only accessibility concession I saw was a phone line:
>
>  - call the Provincial Vaccine Information Line at 1-888-999-6488 (TTY
>    for people who are deaf, hearing-impaired or speech-impaired:
>    1-866-797-0007)
>
>    + information is available in more than 300 languages
>    + this line is available 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 7 days a week
>    + you may have to wait for an agent when call volumes are high
>
> There is an Accessibility link that looks useless:
> <https://www.ontario.ca/page/accessibility>
>
> | And that does not even get me started on the reprehensible nature of access in
> | much of Linux  for these populations.
>
> Yeah.  That should be fixed.  By whom?  All of us, I guess.
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