#366 [Talk-50] Opensource, Neurodiversity and Fedora
Closed: Talk Scheduled by isagordillo. Opened by rikardgn.

CfP Submission for Nest with Fedora 2022 is now open

Type of session:
Live 50 minute Talk
Title:
Opensource, Neurodiversity and Fedora

Name: Rikard Grossman-Nielsen
FAS ID: rikardgn
Timezone:+ UTC2
Availability for August 4-6th:
All days.
1PM UTC – 7 PM UTC
Outline for Opensource, Neurodiversity and Fedora for the
Fedora Nest Conference
by Rikard Grossman-Nielsen
neurodiverse linux user and teacher with Aspergers and ADHD

Topics:
• What is ADHD?
• What is Asperger?
• What is Dyslexia?
• What is Dyscalculia?
• Strengths of ADHD
• Strengths of Asperger
• Strengths of Dyslexia
• Strengths of Dyscalculia
• What is Neurodiversity?
• Examples on how to make Gnome Calender more accessible
• Example on how to make Fedora Workstation more accessible by enabling gnome tweaks
that show window buttons for maximize, minimize and close by default
• The need for a high quality open source speech synthesis
• Problem and possibilities with current accessibility standards for people with learning
differences
• My personal neurodiverse strengths
Backend-programming in C and Java.
Accessibility
Hardware and electronics
• How to include more neurodiverse people in open source internship programs such as
Fedora mentour?
Not all neurodiverse people are top programmers!
Some neurodiverse people may be very good at:
organizing fedora diversity events
translating fedora to different languages
making fedora wallpapers
• The ethics of diversity and inclusion - Why do we include people neurodiverse and disabled for
people?
Corporate social responsibility?
to fulfill governmental regulations?,• will to include neurodiverse and disabled people?
cultural differences?
Diversity thinking is process largely learned by experience
Some IT companies have special neurodiverse hiring initiatives for example
Microsoft
IBM
SAP – A germany company that makes business system software
• Questions from the audience and possibly short panel talk on how to make open source and
fedora even more accessible to neurodiverse people

cfpSumbitNestFedoraAug2022.pdf


Thank you for your submission and congratulations! Your proposed session has been accepted for Nest with Fedora.

As a reminder, the dates for this years virtual event is August 4th, 5th, & 6th. I will follow up shortly with a draft schedule for you to review and confirm the date/time for your session.

If you would like to pre-record your talk please share the recording with me by Friday July 29th. You can share a file or upload it to YouTube and share the link. If you will be presenting live, there will be a "Test Your Audio/Video" session in Hopin during the event where you will be able to test your system with Hopin.

Please register for Nest with Fedora on Hopin at the following link.

We will need to add you as a speaker for your session on Hopin. It is encouraged to set up your profile on Hopin with title/picture/socials if desired.
Register here: https://hopin.com/events/nest-with-fedora-2022/registration

Share the news and invite others to join!

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Registration
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CommBlog Post: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/nest-with-fedora-2022-registration-now-open/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/fedora/status/1542480383987646465

Socials
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Linkedin: Fedora Project

Looking forward to another great Nest with Fedora event, thanks to you!

If you have further questions or need assistance, feel free to email mnordin (at) redhat (dot) com or drop inquiries on this ticket.

Please review the schedule draft for Nest with Fedora 2022 at the following Wiki link.

Confirm the scheduled date/time for your session works for you by replying on this ticket. If there are multiple speakers, please have each speaker confirm their availability for the scheduled session.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Nest_with_Fedora_2022_Schedule

Make sure to check the following:

  • Date

  • Time

  • Your name (or names)

  • Title of session

If there are any conflicts or updates needed, please leave a comment here asap so I can work on any adjustments. If you are using slides, you are welcome and encouraged to provide a link here in a comment which we will add to the Wiki page.

Please register for Nest with Fedora on Hopin at the following link if you have yet to do so.

I need to add you (and any additional speakers) as a speaker for the event and moderator for your session. We encourage speakers to personalize their title and avatar for their Hopin profile.

https://hopin.com/events/nest-with-fedora-2022

Please review the following guidance on using Hopin as a speaker and leave a comment if you have any questions.

On the day of your presentation, login to the event through the link above and go to the "Sessions" tab on the left hand side of the page. Your session will be visible under the "Sessions" tab for 10 minutes before and after the scheduled time. Click on your session and you should have full rights to moderate and present. Click on the "Share Audio & Video" button. Once you see yourself on screen, you're live to the audience.

You may want attendees to join you on screen to ask questions or interact. If so, you can see attendees asking to join at the bottom of the video in the Moderator Panel. You get to choose who comes up on screen with you there by clicking the "+" button on each request.

While unlikely, if you run into any technical difficulties during your session, please write in the Hopin chat what your issue is and message me through Hopins direct messaging feature. Another admin or myself should be able to resolve your issue within a few minutes. You can also take a look at Hopins Knowledge Center if you have questions about how the platform works or have any issues.

https://support.hopin.com/

will check time

On Mon, 25 Jul 2022, 21:14 Marie Nordin, pagure@pagure.io wrote:

riecatnor added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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**Please review the schedule draft for Nest with Fedora 2022 at the

following Wiki link.**

Confirm the scheduled date/time for your session works for you by replying
on this ticket. If there are multiple speakers, please have each speaker
confirm their availability for the scheduled session.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Nest_with_Fedora_2022_Schedule

Make sure to check the following:

  • Date

  • Time

  • Your name (or names)

  • Title of session

If there are any conflicts or updates needed, please leave a comment here
asap so I can work on any adjustments. If you are using slides, you are
welcome and encouraged to provide a link here in a comment which we will
add to the Wiki page.

**Please register for Nest with Fedora on Hopin at the following link

if you have yet to do so.**

I need to add you (and any additional speakers) as a speaker for the event
and moderator for your session. We encourage speakers to personalize their
title and avatar for their Hopin profile.

https://hopin.com/events/nest-with-fedora-2022

**Please review the following guidance on using Hopin as a speaker

and leave a comment if you have any questions.**

On the day of your presentation, login to the event through the link above
and go to the "Sessions" tab on the left hand side of the page. Your
session will be visible under the "Sessions" tab for 10 minutes before and
after the scheduled time. Click on your session and you should have full
rights to moderate and present. Click on the "Share Audio & Video" button.
Once you see yourself on screen, you're live to the audience.

You may want attendees to join you on screen to ask questions or interact.
If so, you can see attendees asking to join at the bottom of the video in
the Moderator Panel. You get to choose who comes up on screen with you
there by clicking the "+" button on each request.

While unlikely, if you run into any technical difficulties during your
session, please write in the Hopin chat what your issue is and message me
through Hopins direct messaging feature. Another admin or myself should be
able to resolve your issue within a few minutes. You can also take a look
at Hopins Knowledge Center if you have questions about how the platform
works or have any issues.

https://support.hopin.com/
``

To reply, visit the link below or just reply to this email
https://pagure.io/flock/issue/366

Time is fine.
Regards Richard

Thank you for presenting and for your participation at Nest with Fedora 2022! If you used slides for your presentation, please provide a public link to your slide deck or add it to the Nest with Fedora 2022 Schedule Wiki[0] page directly. Thank you!

[0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Nest_with_Fedora_2022_Schedule

Uploaded the slides,
Thanks for reminding me :)
/regards richard

Metadata Update from @isagordillo:
- Issue close_status updated to: Talk Scheduled
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)

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