  
  <preface id="preface-0">
    <title>Preface</title>
    <highlights>
      <para>The <citetitle>GNOME 2.8 Desktop Accessibility
Guide</citetitle> describes
how to configure, customize, and use the accessibility features of
the GNOME 2.8 Desktop.</para>
    </highlights>
    <sect1 id="preface-1">
      <title>Who Should Read This Guide</title>
      <para>This guide is for users, system administrators, and anyone who is interested
in how the GNOME 2.8 Desktop satisfies Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act.</para>
    </sect1>
    <sect1 id="preface-2">
      <title>How This Guide Is Organized</title>
      <para>This guide is structured in the following manner:</para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para><xref linkend="accessintro-1"/> introduces you to accessibility
in the GNOME Desktop.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para><xref linkend="dtconfig-0"/> describes how to configure the
mouse and keyboard to make these devices accessible to more users.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para><xref linkend="keynav-0"/> describes how to navigate the GNOME
Desktop from the keyboard only.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para><xref linkend="themes-0"/> describes the methods you can use
to change the appearance of the GNOME Desktop to enhance the accessibility of the desktop for users with
visual impairments.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </sect1>
    <sect1 id="preface-3">
      <title>Related Documentation</title>
      <para>The following guides are related to this guide:</para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            <citetitle>GNOME 2.8 Desktop System Administration Guide</citetitle>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            <citetitle>GNOME 2.8 Desktop User Guide</citetitle>
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </sect1>
  </preface>
