<div dir="ltr">Bianca Gibson and I ran the Linux Australia Regional Delegates program last year and I am working on it again this year with Michael Still. We are looking at giving it a new name and I would like to see the information on the Linux Australia website. Last year we were able to assist nine people with the cost of attending LCA. When we have a budget and name approved by the committee we will post the info to the list.<div>
<br></div><div>Personally I would still like to see a consistent pricing policy from year to year and as Pete has spoken about an accessibility coordinator for LCA.</div><div><br></div><div>Kylie :-) </div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 19 October 2013 09:58, Peter Lawler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:linux-aus@bleeter.id.au" target="_blank">linux-aus@bleeter.id.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On 19/10/13 09:32, Chris Neugebauer wrote:<br>
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> on a case-by-case basis.<br>
<br>
Totally.<br>
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> I think LCA could<br>
> do a better job of advertising and formalising this though.<br>
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</div>I'd rather like LA/LCA to have formal, advertised, grants to assist<br>
people with difficulties.<br>
<br>
Some completely random eg's off the top of my head:<br>
. Guide for person with vision difficulties<br>
. AusLan interpreter<br>
. 'maxitaxi' hire for people in wheelchairs<br>
. assistance in cost of getting a mobility scooter from one side of<br>
country to the other (or a temporary hire if possible for attendees from<br>
overseas)<br>
. emergency travel expenses to assist someone to go to their family<br>
member who has suddenly been hospitalised<br>
. a bushfire destroying all the possessions, except for those they were<br>
standing in, of a self-employed geek the weekend before the conference<br>
<br>
I mean, look at it this way. I can imagine that to have just one Auslan<br>
interpreter for the entire conference would be pretty expensive<br>
particularly as they may need training to be able to do some of the more<br>
technical language (and personally, I'd kinda quite like to see LA help<br>
ensure there are technically literate signers in .au but I digress).<br>
Heck, I'm not sure even if one could hire an Auslan signer to 'work' for<br>
a little under 12 hours a day for five days straight. Probably need at<br>
least two...<br>
<br>
If the volunteer organisation LA/LCA has a discussion about how hard up<br>
the lower socio-economic groups are and how we can make it easier, we<br>
need to keep a keen eye on the bottom line so we don't cut off our nose<br>
to spite our face.<br>
<br>
Some folks are more equal than others.<br>
<br>
<br>
Pete.<br>
<br>
PS Yes, two years ago I had similar opinions to the OP but I've kinda<br>
changed my PoV<br>
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