[accessibility-guide] Removed the U.S.-specific wording.

Eric Christensen sparks at fedoraproject.org
Sun Mar 23 15:50:38 UTC 2014


commit c96323738609f73e13caa81a332eda37980e148c
Author: Eric Christensen <echriste at redhat.com>
Date:   Sun Mar 23 11:50:34 2014 -0400

    Removed the U.S.-specific wording.

 en-US/Introduction.xml |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Introduction.xml b/en-US/Introduction.xml
index ff8a98d..68e7543 100644
--- a/en-US/Introduction.xml
+++ b/en-US/Introduction.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ]>
 <section id="introduction">
 	<title>Introduction</title>
-	<para>There are approximately 500 million people worldwide with some kind of visual, hearing, or mobility impairment. Currently there are over 54 million people with disabilities in the United States alone and that number is significantly increasing as the baby boomer generation continues to age. People with disabilities often find it extremely difficult to effectively use existing and emerging technologies which are often designed without regard to their needs. Websites with inaccessible content can also be problematic for screen readers and other specialized devices used by the disabled community.</para>
-	<para>Accessible features have been voluntarily integrated into operating systems, web interfaces, and other technologies because of marketing potential or because it has been "the right thing to do." Equal access to educational, professional, and recreational technologies is rapidly becoming a legal requirement. Federal agencies in numerous countries are formulating accessibility standards. Federal requirements in the United States went into effect in June 2001.</para>
-	<para>Specialized hardware devices, applications, and utilities are available which considerably increase the usability of Linux for individuals with special needs.</para>
+	<para>There are approximately 500 million people worldwide with some kind of visual, hearing, or mobility impairment. People with disabilities often find it extremely difficult to effectively use existing and emerging technologies which are often designed without regard to their needs. Websites with inaccessible content can also be problematic for screen readers and other specialized devices used by the disabled community.</para>
+	<para>Accessible features have been voluntarily integrated into operating systems, web interfaces, and other technologies because of marketing potential or because it has been "the right thing to do." Equal access to educational, professional, and recreational technologies is rapidly becoming a legal requirement. Federal agencies in numerous countries are formulating accessibility standards.</para>
+	<para>Specialized hardware devices, applications, and utilities are available which considerably increase the usability of Linux for individuals with special needs.  Screen readers and magnifiers, on-screen keyboards, mouse tools, and other tools are available for Fedora users to help make their computer usable.</para>
 </section>


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