We just released our first 2.x series update this week.  This release brings a 127 bug fixes.

Over the last several months a fair amount of attention has been paid to improving at-spi2 as well.  For those that don’t know what at-spi2 is its the next generation of Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface.  The new at-spi2 using dbus in an effort to remove corba and bonobo from the gnome stack.

A huge benefit of this work is that kde will be able to use it without pulling in a bunch of gnome dependencies allowing for a clean desktop independent accessibility infrastructure.

Some release details:

• Improved compatibility with AT-SPI2, including fixes and performance.
• More compatibility with Silverlight Accessibility for UIA Clients.
• Caching improvements in UIA Client API.
• Support for custom providers and client-side providers.

As well as where you can find the packages:

• openSUSE 11.2 – 1-Click Install
• Ubuntu Karmic Koala – Package Archive on Launchpad
• Fedora 12 – Repository on openSUSE Build Service
• Source tarballs

For more details – The UIA Team Blog